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Loretta Lawrence Mckeithen

December 23, 1926 — October 19, 2003

Loretta Lawrence McKeithen

Laurinburg

Mrs. Loretta Lawrence McKeithen, 76, of Scotia Village died Sunday, October 19, at Scotland Memorial Hospital.

A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Laurinburg Presbyterian Church officiated by the Revs. Jim Holderness, Elizabeth Forester, and Leighton McKeithen.

Burial will follow in Hillside Memorial Park.

She is survived by a son, Ian McKeithen of Houston, TX, two daughters; Shan Chase of Cameron and Karen Schaede of Greensboro; a brother, Weldon Lawrence, Jr. of Roanoke, VA; six grandchildren.

Born December 23, 1926 in Salem, VA, she was a daughter of the late Weldon T. and Rena Muncie Lawrence and widow of the late Dr. Murdoch R. McKeithen.

Loretta was a Registered Nurse and former member of the US Air Force. She was a nurse in the nursery at Scotland Memorial Hospital and later taught nursing at Richmond Community College.

Loretta was a charter board member of Hospice of Scotland County where she was the first volunteer nurse, the volunteer coordinator, assisted with volunteer training, chairperson of the Tree of Remembrance, and participated in all Hospice activities: golf tournament, candlelight service, and the bereavement dinner. She was also the chairperson of Hospice of Scotland County in 1993.

Loretta also received the Governora

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