Janet Lorraine “Laurie” Chowins of Kansas City, Missouri, died May 9, 2021 in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 58.
Laurie was born in Tulsa to Kenneth Gene Chowins and Esther Faye Chowins July 26, 1962. She graduated Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kan., and attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence. She was previously married to Walter Hayworth of Lawrence, Kansas. ​
She held several positions during her working life including Blue Ridge Plaza Animal Clinic in the Kansas City area when she passed.
Laurie is preceded in death by her grandparents, her sister-in-law Laura as well as numerous beloved aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
Laurie is survived by her parents Kenneth and Esther Chowins of Prairie Village; by her brother, Kenneth, Jr.; her brother David and his wife Rita, by her niece Audrey her husband Ben, by her nephews Grant and Levi; by her great-niece Jamie and her great nephew Ryan as well as numerous other beloved aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives. She is also survived by countless friends including her boyfriend of more than a decade, Charlie.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday May 22, 2021 at Integrity Funeral Services in Henryetta. Burial will follow at Wetumka Cemetery in Wetumka, Oklahoma.
In lieu of flowers, the family encourages support for the American Heart Association and charities supporting children in need.