Lola Katherine Hughes Harper, age 88, a resident of Julia Manor Health Care Center in Hagerstown, formerly of Boonsboro, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007, at the home.
Born Jan. 20, 1919 in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late Lester L. and Lilly Mae Weddles Hughes.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Danny Harper, in 1987.
She was formerly employed at the Tortuga Restaurant in Hagerstown.
She attended Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church near Boonsboro.
She is survived by six children, Roger Hughes of Hagerstown, Rose M. Harnish of Upton, PA, Edward Deeds of Clear Spring, MD, Teresa L. Ward of Frederick, MD, Denise M. Guyer of Hagerstown, and Tina J. Harper of Boonsboro; two sisters, Armatha Ivision of New York, NY, and Isabella Faucette of York, PA; and 15 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter Phyllis A. Deeds.
A memorial service will be held 2:30 P.M. Thursday at Bast Funeral Home in Boonsboro. The Rev. John Schildt will officiate. Burial will be in the Boonsboro Cemetery.
There will be no viewing or visitation.
The family requests the omission of flowers. Memorial donations may be made to Boonsboro Vol. Fire Co., 5 St. Paul St., Boonsboro, MD 21713.