Imogene Headlee Obituary

Imogene April (Hopwood) Headlee, a Colorado resident from 1954 to 2009, passed away August 24, 2010, in Santa Rosa, California, where she had lived since suffering injuries in a fall at her Colorado Springs home in late 2008. She was born in Joplin, Missouri, April 2, 1924, to Pearl (Fox) Hopwood and Sidney Hopwood. In 1945 she married Wesley ("Molly") Headlee, who died in 2006. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Kitty and Randy Rowley, her granddaughter, Marisa Rowley, and her grandson, Devin Rowley, all of Santa Rosa; her sisters, Geraldine Irving, Colorado Springs, and Allene Duree, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and several adoring nieces and nephews. Imogene was a homemaker and retired legal secretary. An avid gardener, she loved and enjoyed all nature, particularly birds and flowers. She was a kind, faithful, and loving friend, selfless and generous with hr time, energy, and affection. A service and inurnment will be at 2:40 on Friday, September 24th, at Evergreen Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Imogene's memory are suggested for the American Cancer Society, Sonoma County Unit, 1451 Guerneville Road, Suite 220, Santa Rosa CA 95403.