Updated: 07 Apr 2013

Daily Oklahoman, The 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
December 29, 2008

Funeral service for Lora Roberta Barnett, 93, of Chickasha, Oklahoma will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 24, 2009 in the Chapel of Sevier Funeral Home. Lora Roberta Barnett was born November 29, 1915 North of Alex, Grady County, Oklahoma, the daughter of Robert T. and Lenora (Anders) Allsup. She died January 21, 2009 in Warr Acres, Oklahoma. She attended grade school at Ireton and graduated from Alex High School in 1934.

She married Clifford Love in 1934 in Oklahoma City, and they had one daughter, Loretta Love. They moved to California in 1940, where Clifford passed away. Lora and Loretta moved to Chickasha, Oklahoma in 1945. Lora joined Michigan Avenue Baptist Church in 1946 and went to work for George and Son's Studio. In 1961 she married J.W. Barnett. She retired in 1964 and enjoyed their retirement by visiting their families, camping and traveling.

She was preceded in death by: Parents her husbands: Clifford Love in 1945, J. W. Barnett, October 4, 1984 3 sisters: Mattie Creeach, Fay Wilkens, and Lillian Hames 2 brothers: Jodie Allsup and Leon Allsup.

Survivors include: 1 daughter, Loretta Cavin of Oklahoma City 3 stepdaughters: Doris Conner of Houston, TX, June Barnett of Midwest City, OK, Donna Smith and husband, Wray of Moore, OK 2 grandsons: Wendell Cavin of Edmond, OK, Wade Cavin of Portland, Oregon 1 sister, Christine Russell of California 2 great grandchildren: Lee Cavin of Edmond, OK, Lauren Whitney of Dallas, TX many step-grandchildren and great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends. s

Interment will be in Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Sevier Funeral Home.

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