LAURA ALLISON FARRIS Pleasant Hill Laura Allison Farris died Thursday, April 25, 2013, after fighting debilitating pain for four years. She was born in Macomb, IL, to Allen and Katherine Wanninger Farris on August 4, 1971. Laura was a 1989 graduate of Indianola High School where she loved playing volleyball. She graduated from Simpson College with a double major in Criminal Justice and Philosophy. Laura married her high school sweetheart, Jamie Dye, on September 30, 2000. She was employed by the Iowa Department of Corrections where she was the director of training. Previously, she had worked as a captain in prisons in Colorado and Nebraska. Laura loved gardening, traveling with her family, cooking, reading, arts and crafts, sitting on the beach in Florida and hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park. She is survived by her husband; parents; and sisters and their families, Elizabeth (Kelvin) Whited and their children, Lucas, Tanner and Janna; and Heather (Jason) Vermeer and their daughters, Tatum and Miranda. She also is survived by mother-in-law, Denise Dye; uncles, Charles (Debbie) Wanninger, Steven Wanninger, David Wanninger and Paul (Gina) Cesaretti; cousins, Megan (Michael) Lanske, Joseph Wanninger, Matt Cesaretti, John Wanninger and Jason Wanninger; and her beloved Chihuahuas, Meadow and Carmen. Her grandparents Forrest and Mary Wanninger and Lloyd and Gertrude Farris and aunt Jan Cesaretti preceded her in death. She will be deeply missed. Memorial services will be held 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 30 at the Trinity United Presbyterian Church in Indianola followed by a reception in the Fellowship Hall. Memorial contributions may be made to Kiya Koda Humane Society in Indianola or the Animal Rescue League in Des Moines.