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TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. – Lois Jeane Day of Town and County, Missouri, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, in Town and Country.
She was born May 29, 1926, in Sublette, to Elmer and Myrtle Helfrich Stouffer, and was one of 13 children. She was married to Richard “Red” Day for 55 years until his passing in 2000.
She is survived by one brother, Paul (Mary) Stouffer of Dixon; her children, Rich (Debbie) Day of Roscoe and Phyllis Day (Robert) Kessler of St. Louis; her grandchildren, Kimberly (Dennis) Dawson and John (Carole) Day of Dixon, and Cindy (Bryan Taylor) Kessler, great-grandchild, Ginevra; Daniel (Juliana) Kessler and great-grandchild, Penelope of St. Louis; grandchildren, Jason (April) Hartsig, great-grandchildren, Austin, Bryce, and Lilly; grandchild, Bryan Hartsig, great-grandchildren, Isabella, Rocco, and Ellianna of Michigan; as well as many nieces, nephews and friends.
Lois and Red owned “Red’s Café” in Amboy, and cooking for friends and family always was one of her passions. She also worked at Beggs’ as a grocery clerk and assistant manager, and as head custodian at Amboy Junior High School – a job she took great pride in, even many years after her retirement.
She spent most of her life in Amboy. When she retired to Osage Beach, Missouri, she volunteered at Lake Regional Medical Center, where she was lovingly known as the “Fudge Lady.”
When her first great-grandchild was born, she moved to The Fountains of West County Independent Living Center to be closer to family. She counted many of her neighbors and staff there as wonderful friends.
She was an amazing cook and seamstress. She loved crafts of all kinds. She crocheted and quilted many beautiful things. She learned to paint when she was in her 70s. After her retirement she enjoyed fishing and pampering thousands of hummingbirds. She was a powerful, independent woman who loved having her family around her to laugh with.
A memorial service will be planned in the near future.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation be made to the Mason Point Assisted Living Floor, Amboy Junior High School, Lake Regional Medical Center, or to a charity of your choice.