Lois Elaine Walker

1926 - 2016  (89 years)

• Name	Lois Elaine Walker  [1]
  Birth	9 Oct 1926	Indiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Feb 2016	Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana   [2, 3]
  Burial	Nolt Cemetery, Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana   [2]
  Person ID	I85265	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Paul Walker,   b. 28 Jan 1900, ..., Whitley, Indiana d. 16 Feb 1963, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Margaret Miller,   b. 31 Mar 1900, Mount Ayr, Newton, Indiana d. 29 Sep 1987, Columbia, Whitley, Indiana (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	1 Feb 1919	Indiana   [4]
  Family ID	F39151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Albert L. Smith,   b. 6 Mar 1922, Huntington, Huntington, Indiana d. 16 Oct 2008, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1945	Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana   [5]
  Children	1. Donald Lowell Smith,   b. 26 Dec 1946, Huntington, Huntington, Indiana d. 24 Jul 2012, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana (Age 65 years)   2. Richard Gail Smith,   b. 5 Jan 1950, Indiana d. 3 Sep 1998 (Age 48 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F39176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2022

  
  

• Notes

  The Post & Mail (Columbia City, IN) February 11, 2016 Lois E. Smith, 89, of Columbia City, passed away at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016 at Renaissance Village of Fort Wayne. Born Oct. 9, 1926 in Coesse, she was the daughter of Paul Walker and Margaret (Miller) Walker. She graduated from Coesse High School with the Class of 1944. While roller skating at a rink, she met the man of her dreams and she married Albert L. Smith Dec. 20, 1945. She was a homemaker, helped her husband with his plumbing and antique business, A & L Smith Plumbing, Heating and Antiques and had worked at the Whitley County Courthouse. Lois was an avid antique collector and visited many auctions and garage sales in the community. She attended First Church of God, Columbia City. Survivors include her son, Thomas A. Smith, of South Whitley; daughter-in-law, Suzie Smith, of Columbia City; sisters, Jean Mossburg and Phyllis Bear, both of Columbia City; sister-in-law, Betty Walker, of Columbia City; grandchildren, Amy (Trini) Broadnax, Angela Smith, Michelle Smith, Jason (Kristi) Smith and Matthew Smith; 11 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; sons, Richard and Donald Smith; husband; brother, Jerry Walker; and brothers-in-law, Edwin Bear and Paul Mossburg.

  
  

• Sources

  [S27139] Family records and notes courtesy of Beverly Gene Pearce Haskell, (for the Haskell Family Association). [S74266] Cemetery index, Nolt Cemetery, Columbia City, Whitley, Indiana, (Find-a-Grave). [S74269] Obituary, The Post & Mail (Columbia City, IN), Lois E. Smith, (February 11, 2016). [S54336] Marriage index, Indiana (Reliability: 3). Name: Margaret Miller Gender: Female Race: White Age: 18 Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage) Birth Date: 31 Mar 1900 Birth Place: Newton, Indiana Marriage Date: 1 Feb 1919 Marriage Place: Indiana, United States Residence Place: Columbia City, Indiana Father: Alexander Miller Mother: Mary Haskell Spouse: Paul Walker Page: 522 [S74268] Obituary, Find-a-Grave, Albert L. Smith.