Donna and Capt. Fred: Thanks so much for your comments. I guess it's the origin of the name. If you look at it as Lo or La it would mean the right? Dusky means dark..... Who knows.... I have seen it a few times, but do not know the origin either...someday maybe something will pop up! Her obituary said she had two living brothers and one sister at her time of death which was 1911, Union Star,DeKalb Co, MO. I sure wish I could find her parents. Rose