Lillian Lorraine Vanderford

Lillian Lorraine Vanderford

Lillian Lorraine Vanderford, age 50, resident of Prescott, Kan., died Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at her home. She was born on Dec. 26, 1964, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of John M. and Elsie Louise Schaffer Spears. She married Willis Vanderford on Oct. 3, 1981, in LaHarpe, Kan. She enjoyed gardening and canning, fishing and her dogs. Lillian loved spending time with her family and was the self-proclaimed family photographer. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Osawatomie, Kan.

Survivors include her husband Willis of the home; three sons, William L. Vanderford, Hutchison, Kan., Jessee Levi Vanderford and wife Amanda, Pittsburg, Kan., and Benjamin James Vanderford, Prescott, Kan.; five brothers, Johnny Lee Spears and wife Kathy, Fort Scott, Kan., Danny L. Spears, Warsaw, Mo., Kenny L. Spears and wife Stacey, Fulton, Kan., Jessee L. Spears and wife Debbie, Pleasanton, Kan., and John L. Jenkins, Nevada, Mo.; three granddaughters, Shaylee, Saydee, and Shyann; three sister-in-laws, Tammy Chapman, Benita Moore, and Penny Cooper; as well as several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 6, at the Cheney Witt Chapel, Fort Scott. Burial will follow in Woods Cemetery, Redfield, Kan. Memorials are suggested to the Lillian Vanderford Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.