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Mary Lola Splawn Thursday, July 27, 2006 A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006, in East Hill Foursquare Church in Gresham for Mary Lola Splawn, who died July 16 at age 94. Miss Splawn was born March 31, 1912, in Linn, Okla. She was a bookkeeper in New York City before moving to Portland, where she was a clerk for Alameda Pharmacy. Survivors include her sister, Margaret L.; and brothers, Floyd B., Steve B. and Raymond. Remembrances to Providence Medical Center Hospice. Arrangements by Bateman Carroll. ******* Lola was born March 31, 1912, in Linn, Okla., to Steve and Willie Splawn. Her family came to Gresham in 1916. Lola graduated from Gresham Union High School in 1932. Lola had several careers. She worked for the Alameda Pharmacy in Portland. She then moved to Washington, D.C., to become a secretary for the Maritime Commission. Lola also was a bookkeeper for an armored car company in New York City. She returned to Gresham to care for her mother in 1958. Lola was an ordained minister in the Christian church. She ministered to a congregation during the 1950s in California. She was an accomplished organist and pianist who played in church and gave music lessons. Her sisters, Ruth Jones and Edna Thompson, preceded her in death. Survivors include her sister, Margaret Splawn of Gresham; brothers, Floyd Splawn of Sandy, Steve Splawn Jr. of Show Low, Ariz., and Raymond Splawn of Spokane, Wash.; and three generations of nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions can be made to Providence Hospice, the American Cancer Society or the Gresham Historical Society. Bateman Carroll Funeral Home is handling arrangements