LORI DARR obituary

DOUGLAS, Wyo. - Lori Lynn Minnehan Darr, 48, of Douglas, Wyo., died Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at a Casper, Wyo., medical center.

Funeral services were scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the First United Methodist Church in Douglas, Wyo., with the Rev. Dr. Robert D. Firebaugh and the Rev. Bill Moore officiating. Internment will be in the Douglas Park Cemetery.

Lori was born Jan. 1, 1955, in Shelby to John and Ruth (Carlson) Minnehan. She graduated from Havre High School in 1973. She then attended Montana State University, earning a bachelor of science degree in agricultural economics, upon graduation in 1977.

On June 10, 1978, she was married to Carey Douglas Kelly Darr at the Bozeman United Methodist Church in Bozeman. In 1983, the couple moved to Hobbs, N.M. They moved to Casper in October 1989, then to Douglas in March 1993.

Lori's work history included jobs at Production Credit Association, Farmers Home Loan, Farm Credit, the United Methodist Church and Aspen Realty.

She was a board member of the Wyoming Beef and Cattle Improvement Association and the Wyoming State Angus Association. She was on the state High School Rodeo Host Committee, and was also an FFA alumni and 4-H leader.

Lori enjoyed horses, ranching, 4-H, being a realtor, and spending time with her children.

She was preceded in death by her father, John Minnehan.

Survivors include her mother, Ruth Minnehan of Bozeman; husband, Kelly Darr of Douglas; children, Jeremiah Darr, Casey Darr and Whitney Darr, all of Douglas; brothers, Joe Minnehan of Chester and Tom Minnehan of Kazakhstan.

Memorials may be made to the Lori Lynn Darr Memorial Fund in care of the Converse County Bank, P.O. Box 689, Douglas, WY 82633.

Gorman Funeral Home-Converse Chapel of Douglas is in charge of the arrangements. A complete obituary will be published later.