Lois Faye Fox Nelson, age 83, of Lamar, Missouri passed away Monday, March 28, 2022.
Lois was born June 8, 1938 in Jasper, Missouri to Hervey Alonzo Fox and Lois Jane (Scholl) Fox. On November 12, 1971, Lois married Jerry Nelson in Lamar, MO.
Lois was a homemaker, a 50 year member of the Eastern Star, a member of the Republican Women's Club and the First Baptist Church in Jasper, MO. Lois loved talking to people and never knew a stranger, that is how she got her nickname Chatterbox. She also had the privileged of traveling all through the United States and Canada with her husband Jerry while he was employed at CFI. Lois liked to fish, she had fond memories of fishing with her dad and continued fishing throughout most of her life. Lois enjoyed reading her bible, teaching Sunday School when she could, singing in the church choir, and sharing about her faith. Most of all, Lois loved her family and sharing about them with others.
Survivors include two sons, Karl and Laurie Morey of Lamar, and their son, Kyle; Jay and Rita Nelson of Lamar, and their children, Sage, Gabriel and Chloe; two daughters, Debbie and Steve Chernack of Evans, Georgia and their daughters, Karla, Misty and Betsy; Jane Korkoske of Panama City, Florida and her daughters, Trishia, Amanda, Hayley, Renee and Rachel; two sisters, Betty Topliff and husband Bob of Springfield, Missouri and Nancy Bowman of Lamar, MO, along with 19 great-grandchildren.
Lois was preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother Robert, brother Hervey Ray Fox and a sister, Carol Dooley.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 4, 2022, at Daniel Funeral Home with burial to follow in Lake Cemetery in Lamar, MO.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, Monday, April 4, 2022 before the service at the funeral home.
Contributions are suggested and made payable to either St. Jude Children Hospital, Wounded Warrior Project or to the donor's choice in care of the funeral home.
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