Virdean (Davis) Lucas
1920 - 2020
Virdean Lucas passed away on September
4, 2020, just shy of her 100th birthday.
She was born Florence Virdean Davis, on
October 27, 1920, in Newton, Kansas, to Frank and Florence (Northrup)
Davis. She married her high school sweetheart, Keith G. Lucas, on
April 25, 1936. Together they raised their family of four children in
Hutchinson, Kansas.
Virdean came to Lawrence in the fall of
1960 with Keith, who opened and managed Dillon's Massachusetts Street
store-the first one in town. She was a homemaker, accomplished
golfer, devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She volunteered with
the USO during WWII and also at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in later
years.
She leaves behind three daughters;
Darla Westbrook of Springdale, Arkansas, Janice "Jan"
Arnold of Olathe, Kansas and Karen Pahl of Lawrence. She was preceded
in death by her husband in 2002, and her only son, Gordon Lucas, in
2000. Virdean had 15 grandchildren, many great and
great-great-grandchildren, a great-niece and great-nephew. Many will
miss the twinkle in Virdean's eyes, her sweet smile, kind voice,
gentle touch and unconditional love, but she will live on in the
hearts of those who knew and loved her.
Virdean adored all of God's creatures,
especially her cats, Mama and Sammy. Memorial donations can be made
in her name to the Humane Society of Lawrence in care of
WarrenMcElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044. She
is surely smiling down from Heaven to know that her memory is helping
animals in need.
Services will be held graveside at Oak
Hill Cemetery in Lawrence on Thursday, September 10, at 11:00 am,
with a prior viewing at Warren-McElwain Mortuary from 9–10:30 am.
For more information, or to post an
online condolence, visit warrenmcelwain.com.
