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Birth Date: 1/10/1922
Death Date: 11/18/2003
Washington Park East Cemetery
Cloisters, Section 10AC, Level 2, Crypt 51D
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Family was everything to Laura. She struggled with her health each year to gain the strength to be able to attend the Baughn family reunion. The warmth of her love will be remembered for generations.
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Laura grew up in a loving Christian family with (topleft) sister Helen, (top right) Laura, (bottom left) brother Vernon, (bottom center mother Ina, (bottom right) father Harley Baughn.
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Laura and Gerald were dating when World War 2 began. Gerald carried this 1941 photo of them with him throughout the war. He wrote on the back of this picture the dates, where he was on that date, and what battle or event he was engaged in at the time. By the grace of God, Gerald and this picture returned home to marry his high school sweetheart.
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Laura and Gerald were blessed with a daughter, Nancy, who grew up adoring her loving mother. They developed a very special relationship of love, trust, understanding, and respect. The two became more than just mother and daughter, they became best friends.
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Gerald (left, Nancy (center), Laura (right). 50 years quickly passed and the Lord blessed this family of three with a rich, deep bond of love that will last throughout eternity.
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Laura and Gerald's 50th Anniversary. March 29, 1947 to 1997.
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Laura and Amy (granddaughter) were very close. Amy spent a great deal of time with her grandparents while growing up. Grandma spoiled her a little and loved her a lot. Grandma was always someone to count on for moral support, and to smooth the rough spots in the road of life.
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Anyone who ever met Laura knew she had a great grandson, Justin. She was so proud of him that she talked about him to anyone who would listen. She called him her "sunshine". Here they are reading a book together.
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The day Great Mamaw died, Justin wrote her a poem that was read at the funeral. Roses are red. Violets are blue. Watermelon is sweet. And so are you. You taught me how to knit. You taught me how to sew. You even let me help you make pie dough. But now you are gone. And I'm really sad. But I'll always remember. The good times we had. I'll love you forever, Justin.
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Family was everything to Laura. She struggled with her health each year to gain the strength to be able to attend the Baughn family reunion. The warmth of her love will be remembered for generations.
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How do you wave goodbye to the one person in your life that you could always count on to be there, to listen, to care, even when no one else did? To love you even when you weren't lovable. I will never say goodbye because you live inside me. You are the best part of me. I will strive to live a life worthy of your love and legacy you leave behind.
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