Lois C. Wolford

October 31, 1917 - October 21, 2011

MRS. WOLFORD WAS BORN OCTOBER 31, 1917 IN BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI TO THE LATE ROBERT AND MARY KING, AND PASSED AWAY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011 AT OAK GROVE NURSING HOME, TEN DAYS BEFORE HER 94TH BIRTHDAY. MRS. WOLFORD RESIDED IN PORT ARTHUR MOST OF HER LIFE. SHE WAS A CHARTER MEMBER OF ST. MARKS METHODIST CHURCH. SHE ENJOYED HER GARDEN CLUBS, BRIDGE CLUBS AND SEWING GROUPS. SHE WAS AN AVID READER AND TALENTED COOK. SHE WILL BE REMEMBERED AS A LOVING AND KIND MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER AND MOTHER-IN-LAW. SOME OF HER FAVORITE MEMORIES WERE SPENT AT HER BELOVED CAMP. MRS. WOLFORD WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS, TWO BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS. SURVIVORS INCLUDE HER FAITHFUL AND LOVING HUSBAND OF 75 YEARS, SIDNEY JOSEPH (S.J.) WOLFORD, DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW LINDA AND JERRY MCGAUGHEY OF LUFKIN AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN. OTHER SURVIVORS INCLUDE SEVERAL NEPHEWS AND NIECES INCLUDING SPECIAL NIECE EDITH BROWN. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE. HER WISH WAS TO BE CREMATED. THE FAMILY EXPRESSES THEIR SINCERE THANKS TO LONG-TIME CAREGIVERS AND SPECIAL FRIENDS JACKIE AND VICTOR SALINAS, THE HEALTH CARE STAFF AT OAK GROVE NURSING HOME AND ODYSSEY HOSPICE, EXPECIALLY BRITTNEY AND KAREN. THE CARING AND COMPASSION SHE RECEIVED ARE SPECIAL GIFTS THAT CANNOT BE MEASURED.