Lorene Darrow

Litchfield, Mo. -- Lorene Louise Darrow, 89, of Litchfield, formerly of Cairo, Ill., died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2005, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Litchfield.

She was born Nov. 15, 1915, in Mill Creek, Ill., daughter of Ernest and Eva Woodney Goodman. She and James Darrow were married Sept. 14, 2005, in Cairo. He died in 1975.

Darrow was a member of First United Methodist Church in Cairo, the Cairo Business and Professional Women's Club and the Cairo Historical Society. She served as a secretary and bookkeeper for McFarland Lumber Company and Cairo Dry Kiln for 50 years before her retirement.

Survivors include a daughter, Patsy Allen of Litchfield; a son, Ben Darrow of Ketchum, Ind.; and two grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a sister.

Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. LaVon Baylor officiating. Burial will be at Vienna Fraternal Cemetery in Vienna, Ill.