Birth date: Jan 29, 1920 Death date: Aug 3, 2013
Mrs. Lorraine A. Bohannon, age 93, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013 in Muskegon. She was born on January 29, 1920 in Ann Arbor, MI to Richard and Estella (Lathrop) Southwick, and resided in the Muskegon area since she was a yo Read Obituary
Lorraine and Red introduced my mom and dad. What a special lady; I am so honored to have known her. Words cannot sufficiently express my feelings; my heart aches for losing a great friend. My sincerest and deepest condolences to her family.
She was a neat lady who I always enjoyed spending time with. Even though we were only related thru marriage - she always felt like a relative I've known forever because of the warmth she shared to all. She always made me feel like part of the family. Even when I lived out of state - she still always kept in contact with us and remembered her great-granchildren's birthdays which always impressed me. She had a spunk that I found so amusing and especially when listening to her and Red bickering.....especially about the apple pies and how she was so sick of him making them. If I remember correctly - she even used to hide stuff so he couldn't make anymore! She had a great sense of humor and was a neat person. I'm so glad that I was able to know her and more importantly, her great grand-children were able to know her and have a relationship with her....that is very special and they also will always remember Great-grandma Bo.
I can't recall a time when Grandma Bo wasn't a part of my life! She was always at our birthday parties, coming to Grandparents' Day at school, dropping by with mouth-watering pie, spending Christmas Day with us, and any other number of holidays or random weekends
I'm so thankful for all the time we had together, especially as adults.
As I look back on our relationship, she has always been a sassy, loving, full-cheeked Grandma who was quick with a smooch and generous with her time. She taught me that the kitchen table was the best place to gather for conversations, that wives can roll their eyes at their husbands without them knowing, that life isn't always fair but you must make the best of it, that a person needs to travel and have fun seeing the world before they settle down (how many times did we all hear that?!?), and that hot chocolate (or Diet Rite soda) goes well with any type of pie.
I'll miss the glimmer in her eye when she smiled, the sound of her laughter, the softness of her hands, and her always calling Laura & I "honey". A big piece of our family is gone, but the memories of Grandma Bo will always remain vivid to me - I can still hear her voice in my head... yelling at Grandpa Bo to turn down the television, of course.
