- Date Of Birth: December 20, 1947
- Date Of Death: August 1, 2020
- State: Missouri
LeNora (Hinch Swan) Farabee, age 72, of New London, MO passed away at 9:45 pm Saturday, August 1, 2020, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.
LeNora was born on December 20, 1947, in Newton, Iowa the daughter of George and Nancy (Gooch) Hinch.
LeNora was previously married to William “Fred” Swan on June 28, 1980, in Hannibal, he preceded her in death on March 3, 2010. She later married Gordon Farabee on November 7, 2015, in Hannibal, he survives her of the home.
Other survivors include a son, Dennis Dooley of Hannibal; daughters, Kathy Womack (Paul) of Quincy, IL and Kari Garrett (Louis) of Hannibal; brothers, Joe Hinch of Frankford and Paytie Hinch of Frankford; sisters, Shirley Johnson (Dwayne) of Hannibal, and Teddie Cook (Ernie) of Renssalaer, MO; grandchildren, Katelyn Edgar (Andrew), Britta Dooley (Austin Simms), Hayley Womack (Brady Sloup), Brant Dooley (Kylie Sutton), Jaycie Spake (Noah), and Maddie Garrett; great grandchildren, Jordy Bartels, Ava Edgar, River Dooley, and Carter Simms; and numerous nieces and nephews and extended family.
In addition to her parents and husband Fred, LeNora was preceded in death by her sisters-in-law, Janet Hinch and Debra Hinch and brother-in-law, Ron McIntosh.
LeNora graduated from Hannibal High School in the class of 1965.
Professionally before retirement LeNora worked as the Office Manager for the Missouri Department of Conservation in Hannibal.
LeNora loved her job working for the Conservation Department, she enjoyed going out electrofishing at area lakes, Eagle Days and was known by her colleagues as “Mother Hen”.
Family was everything to LeNora.
In her younger years, LeNora was an avid bowler and had bowled on several All-Star teams. In her free time, LeNora enjoyed watching the Hallmark channel, decorating her home and church and watching the wildlife around her home.
LeNora was a faithful member of the Hannibal First Church of the Nazarene, where she was the President of the Mission Board for thirty plus years, taught the Caravan Children’s Group for several years and sang in the praise team.
