Shila Louise Lawrence, 52 of Horton, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus in Topeka, Kansas.

She was born on June 15, 1965 in Elwood, Kansas the daughter of Wendell & Bonnie Turner Blanton Sr. Shila worked as a CNA for the Tri-County Manor and as a caregiver. On May 14, 2015 she married Andy Lawrence in Hiawatha, Kansas he survives, of the home.

Additional survivors include, her father and step mother, Wendell & Betty Blanton Sr. of Tulsa, Oklahoma; mother & step father, Bonnie & Daryl Williams of Netawaka, Kansas; daughter, Betsy Rose Martin of Topeka, Kansas; sister, Mary (Sean) Waggerman of Branson, Missouri; three brothers, Ronnie Dale (Lehea) Blanton of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Wendell (Aerrina) Blanton Jr. of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Sonny James Blanton of Topeka, Kansas and 4 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a stillborn twin son.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary in Horton, Kansas where the family will greet friends on Thursday evening from 6 to 7:30 P.M. Burial will be at the Horton City Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Shila Lawrence memorial fund to be designated later and may be sent in care of the mortuary. A special message may be sent to the family at www.dishon-maple-chaney.com