Lois Laverne (Snyder) Gillis |
| Posted 2022-06-05 by Pat R |
| Wickenburg Sun (Wickenburg, Arizona) Wednesday, May 11, 2022, p. A-5 Lois Laverne Snyder Gillis July 19, 1937 - April 12, 2022 Lois was born in Central City, Penn. and moved to Ohio at the age of 12. In Ohio, she was a stay-at-home mom for 30 years until 1985 when she moved to Arizona. She lived in Wickenburg until her death. She had a few odd jobs until going to work for the Wickenburg CAP Office and retired from at the age of 62. After retirement, she enjoyed being with her grandchildren and going to bingo with her best friend Lola Ellis every Thursday night at the Elks Lodge. She loved going to country kitchen for coffee and to do crossword puzzles from the Wickenburg Sun newspaper. Lois is preceded in death by her parents John Harrison Snyder and Mini Riblet Snyder; her sisters Shirley Prather, Marlene Finegan, and Donna Shaw; and her granddaughter Brianna Kay Tharp. She is survived by five children Jeff Tharp (Judy), Stacey Isle (John), Juli Gillis, Paul Gillis (Judith), and Ellen Hines (Robin Stotz). She had 9nine grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and eight great, great grandchildren, whom she loved dearly. |
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