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Walking On - LaVonne Cheryl Dorning

07.27.2017 Dean Rhodes Walking On

LaVonne Cheryl Dorning

Dec. 5, 1955 – July 21, 2017

Tribal Elder LaVonne Cheryl Dorning, 61, walked on Friday, July 21, 2017, in Springfield, Ore.

She was born on Dec. 5, 1955, in Lake Geneva, Wis., to Beuford Reed and Betty Jeffers Reed.

LaVonne enjoyed horseback riding, fishing, camping, walks on the beach and sightseeing in many places.

She was preceded in death by her husband, David Dorning.

She is survived by her sons, Jerimiah Walker and Jacob Reed; mother, Betty Jeffers Reed; siblings, Lola Gray, Beverly Morgan, Elaine Sihilling, Raelene Cox and Jay Reed; and many nieces and nephews.

She will be missed by her family and many friends.

No service is planned at this time.

Donations can be made to Equine Outreach Horse Rescue in Bend, Ore.

Andreason’s Buell Chapel in Springfield cared for the family.