* parents: LeRoy and LaVada (Duff) LaFollette
* grew up in Leon, Iowa, and graduated from Leon High School
* attended Maryville State Teachers' College
* member of the P.E.O. sisterhood as well as Eastern Star for over 40 years
* joined the Methodist Church in Leon, Iowa, at a young age
* married Verdo R. Barnhouse of Hatfield, Mo., on February 27, 1932. Verdo passed away December 20, 1995.
* Verdo and Lucille lived in Yuma, Ariz., from 1956 to 1976 and in Grant City from 1976 to October 2011
* survived by her two sons and their spouses; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren
* preceded in death by her husband, Verdo; her parents; sisters, Opal and Irma; and brother, J.C. LaFollette
* gifted singer, having sung in competition with the Sweet Adelines in Arizona, California and Nevada, as well as numerous funerals and weddings throughout Southern Iowa and Northern Missouri
* talented dancer and taught tap and Charleston for several years also performed at the movie theatre during intermission while the film was being rewound around 1927
* lived life to the fullest and will be greatly missed by her family and friends
* parents: LeRoy and LaVada (Duff) LaFollette
* grew up in Leon, Iowa, and graduated from Leon High School
* attended Maryville State Teachers' College
* member of the P.E.O. sisterhood as well as Eastern Star for over 40 years
* joined the Methodist Church in Leon, Iowa, at a young age
* married Verdo R. Barnhouse of Hatfield, Mo., on February 27, 1932. Verdo passed away December 20, 1995.
* Verdo and Lucille lived in Yuma, Ariz., from 1956 to 1976 and in Grant City from 1976 to October 2011
* survived by her two sons and their spouses; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren
* preceded in death by her husband, Verdo; her parents; sisters, Opal and Irma; and brother, J.C. LaFollette
* gifted singer, having sung in competition with the Sweet Adelines in Arizona, California and Nevada, as well as numerous funerals and weddings throughout Southern Iowa and Northern Missouri
* talented dancer and taught tap and Charleston for several years also performed at the movie theatre during intermission while the film was being rewound around 1927
* lived life to the fullest and will be greatly missed by her family and friends
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Married 2/27/1932
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