Lorraine Clement was born April 21, 1921, in Livingston County, Missouri, the daughter of Willard and Clara Dowell Parkey.

Lorraine died late Thursday evening, December 14, 2017, at Hiawatha Community Hospital, where she had been a patient since November 30. She was 96 and able to enjoy her apartment at the Maple Grove Senior Complex in Hiawatha for several years.

She attended schools in Missouri and Kansas, later received her GED from Highland Community College.

Lorraine worked at the United Department Store in St. Joseph, Missouri before her marriage. She was a homemaker and loved her family, gardening, reading, and crossword puzzles.

Mrs. Clement was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church in Hiawatha.

Through the years, she enjoyed assisting with the many funeral lunches through the years.

Lorraine married Lynn Clement, February 16, 1947 and had made Hiawatha their home since that time. He died December 26, 2006.  She was also preceded in death by her parents; brothers:  Harold, Chester, Roger, and Howard Parkey; and a sister Laveene Clayton.

Survivors include her sisters: Eva Sanson of Topeka, Donna Schnitker of Union Star, MO; sister in law Doris Parkey of Chillicothe, MO; many nieces and nephews.

Services are planned for 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 20, at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hiawatha. Reverend Jacob Cloud will officiate.  Interment will follow at Powhattan Cemetery.

Friends may call after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family will meet from 6 until 7:30 that evening.

Memorial contributions are suggested to First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund or Morrill Free Public Library of Hiawatha, sent in care of the funeral home, 124 S 7th St., Hiawatha 66434.