Lessie V. Ganaway

Lessie V. Ganaway, 90, of Aurora Colorado, died Tuesday June 11, 2019 in her son, LaVerne’s home, after a short battle with cancer.

Services will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 11 am at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel at 3220 Stone Park Blvd.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Her burial will be in Logan Park Cemetery.

Lessie was born November 20, 1928 in Mineola Texas, the daughter of Clarence and Emma (Thompson) Jackson.

She married Lawrence J. Ganaway on January 30, 1954 in Sioux City Iowa.

Lessie had been a Sioux City resident since 1948. She worked at Younkers, Gordon Drive Inn and many other small jobs. She moved to Aurora Colorado in 2008 where she lived with her daughter, Shirley Clifton and son, Laverne Ganaway.

Lessie had been an active member of Mount Olive Baptist Church since 1946. She served as the Youth Choir director for many years. 

Survivors include her three children; Shirley Clifton of Denver, Colo., Vanessa Robinson and her husband Ronnie, of Long Beach, Calif., and LaVerne Ganaway and his wife, Dawn, of Aurora Colo.; five grandchildren, Jay Clifton, Jishirll Clifton, Preston Ganaway, Jarrell Ganaway and Jakarta Robinson; three brothers and one sister.

She was preceded in death by husband, Lawrence Ganaway Sr. and son Lawrence Ganaway Jr.