Lavena Kay Moore-VanDusen
Jun 15, 1960 - Apr 16, 2025June 15, 1960 - April 16, 2025
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Lavena Kay Moore-VanDusen
Jun 15, 1960 - Apr 16, 2025June 15, 1960 - April 16, 2025
Place of birth
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Most recently lived in
Chandler, OK
Lavena's favorite hobbies
Singing, enjoying laughter with her kids, grandkids and friends. Enjoying her favorite family activities. She loved camping, hotdogs, dancing and honky-tonk songs.
Lavena's favorite foods
Hotdogs! Shrimp from Corpus Christi.
Favorite bands and musical artists
Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, Aerosmith, Janis Joplin, George Jones, Lynard Skynard, George Strait, The Gaither's.
Interesting facts about Lavena
She was adventurous and fun. She always smelled great and had great style.
Lavena loved nothing more than
Her children and grandchildren and a great Saturday night.
Favorite place in the world
The beach.
Favorite TV shows
Columbo, Hazel, Bewitched, Swamp People (Troy Landry)
Favorite sports
Obituary
Lavena Kay Moore VanDusen
June 15, 1960 – April 16th, 2025
Lavena Kay Moore VanDusen was born on June 15, 1960, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Gaylon Moore and Sonia Waller Moore. She grew up in Newcastle, Oklahoma, and was baptized at Jesus Is Alive Church.
Lavena met the love of her life, Michael Ray VanDusen, and they were married on August 30, 1978. Together they built a home in Oklahoma City and raised three children: Pamela Marie VanDusen, Sidney Michael VanDusen, and Lori Kay VanDusen. In 1992, she moved her family to Chandler, Oklahoma, where she spent the rest of her days as a devoted mother, cherished grandmother, and treasured friend.
Known by all who loved her as wild, free, and fun, Lavena had a spirit that lit up every room she entered. She found joy in music, singing, and driving down the highway with the window down, the wind in her hair. Her love came in many forms—fierce, deep, and unwavering—and her life was filled with meaning and connection.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Gaylon and Sonia Moore, and her siblings Donald Clyde Moore, Michael Creston Moore, and Roni Gay Moore Hunt.
Lavena is survived by her children Pamela, Sidney, and Lori; her beloved grandchildren James, William, Daisy, Anthony, Michael, Nicholas, and Alexander; and many nieces and nephews whom she loved deeply.
Lavena will be remembered for her strength, her free spirit, and the deep love she had for her family—love that continues on in the lives she touched.
Her service will be held April 26th, 2025 at First Christian Church in Chandler, OK. At 11AM with lunch to follow.
Past ceremonies
Celebration of Life
Lunch to follow.
Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Born on June 15, 1960
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Passed away on April 16, 2025
Chandler, OK