Katherine Frances Laur

	Katherine Frances (Wright) Laur, 88, of Du Quoin, died Tuesday, October 5, 2004 in Fairview Nursing Center in Du Quoin.  For the past several years Katherine had been a resident of Fair View, but was a lifelong resident of the Waltonville area, where she was a homemaker and helped with the Laur family farm.
	Katherine was born December 8, 1915 to Herbert "Doc" and Mabel (Wever) Wright of Scheller.  She married Clarence F. Laur, also of the rural Scheller area.  Clarence and Katherine married on May 12, 1937 in Nashville and celebrated their 50th anniversary in 1987, prior to Clarence's death in 1988.
	Also preceding Katherine in death were brothers, Virgil, Willard, Joe and Bob Wright and sister, Helen Wright.
	Katherine was a very caring and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.  She was always eager to share her vast knowledge of cooking, sewing, gardening and other almost-lost skills of her generation with her grandkids.
	Other survivors include her only son, Larry Lee Laur of Du Quoin; four grandchildren and their spouses,, Robyn Laur Russell and Leo Russell, Toni and Chris Baker, Marsha and Doug Morgenstern and Donnie and Donna Laur; eight great-great grandchildren, Molly Clark and Maya  Russell, Christin and Colton Baker, Garrett and Gage Morgenstern and Zachary and Cameron Laur.  A sister, Margaret Cresswell and her husband Neil, of O'Fallon, also survive.
	Visitation for Katherine was held on Thursday, October 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Newell Funeral Home in Waltonville.  The funeral was held on Friday at 10 a.m. at Newell Funeral Home in Waltonville with Rev. Ronnie Reynolds officiating.  Burial followed at Maple Hill Cemetery in Sesser.
	For those wishing, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
