She was born on August 26, 1924 in Iowa Park, TX to the late Clyde and Lora Fuqua.
She is survived by her children Larry Nichols, Anthony Russo and wife Darlene, Lita Kimball and husband Larry and Michael Russo and wife Juliann; 23 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great- grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husbands Frank Russo in 1965 and Bill Hinthorn in 2019 and brother Clyde Fuqua, Jr.
Lanelle will always be remembered for three virtues; how hard she worked and sacrificed her own needs to give her children and grandchildren what they needed, her kind words and willingness to give those kind words even to the most disreputable stranger - why she struck up a conversation with one in a laundry that she ended up talking with for forty-two years until Bill preceded her in death last year. And Lanelle’s greatest virtue of all was the “greatest virtue of all” - her love - especially of babies and small children. Even after 95 years Lanelle could not get enough kisses from anybody because - simply - it was a sign of love.
Lanelle and her late husband Bill were received into the Catholic Church in 1997 and she would be the first to tell you life and children are both a gift from God and that you need to have a way to thank God for both.
As to the gift of life: she loved dogs and horses - cats not so much, she rode horses into her seventies, she was the deadeye shot in the family, she giggled like a girl when she won at Hearts and Dominoes and she loved music - almost any music; classical, big band, show tunes, movie themes and of course Elvis.
Full of life, young Lanelle sang in a big band once and loved to sing and if you started a song she knew she’d finish it.
Full of life, old Lanelle liked red lipstick and red hats and many a child would leave her arms with a red imprint on both cheeks and forehead.
Proud of her living a long life, Lanelle would be quick to point out she had no gray hair. That was because Lanelle loved to read and it relieved her stress and she instilled that love of reading in her children. Others were often surprised how well read she was.
As to the gift of children: Three of her grandkids lived with her at different times for a period of high school. Who wants full responsibility for a teenager while in their seventies? Only a lover. By sheer number of the generations flowing from Lanelle, it should be obvious she instilled her love of children in her own children.
She had been a hatcheck girl, a cashier, a waitress, and childcare worker. Her last job before retirement was as a licensed nurse that she studied for in her fifties. She worked in a Nursing Home and when the cards were turned on her, the week she died her children were surprised at how the nurses and aides sincerely respected her. They said she always said “hi” and “bye” and “thank you“ when they did anything for her - no matter how small, that she would listen to them, give them kind advice. One nurse who had been there seven months had a hard time not crying when she left her shift for the weekend and never expected to see Lanelle again. She stood a long time looking at Lanelle. She said. “She was so kind... she was here when I started seven months ago.” Then she held her tears back for a minute and said, “I’ll miss her a lot,” and quickly turned and left. Lanelle might have done the exact same thing when she nursed the elderly. That’s what those that live and love do.
Visitation will be 3-5:00pm, Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Foust and Son Funeral Home, 523 S. Main St., Grapevine, TX 76051
Funeral Mass will be 1:00pm, Monday, June 1, 2020 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 2016 Willis Lane, Keller, TX 76248
Interment will be 9:30am, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75211
Services will be live streamed on Facebook at 4:00pm on Sunday at Foust and Son Funeral Home and also at 1:00pm on Monday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church
Mass streaming info:
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