Lois Mary Bryant, 87, passed away on September 30, 2022, at the Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie with her family by her side. She was born on December 28, 1934, in Griffith, Indiana, to Adolph and Naomi (Sampson) Penning.
Lois grew up in Griffith, Indiana, and graduated from Griffith High School in 1952. After high school she attended Manchester University in Indiana. She then moved to Denver and met John Bryant at church. The two then got married on April 26, 1958, in Griffith, Indiana. To this union they had two daughters: Susan and Patricia. When the girls were very young, they moved to Quinter and then to Oberlin where they bought a farm. Lois loved to help on the farm. She would drive the trucks, feed the cows, and even just sit in the pickup with her daughters to just watch the cows and count them.
Lois also had a passion for sewing, bowling, knitting, quilting, and crocheting. She made her wedding dress and all the dresses for the bridesmaids. She also made all the girl’s clothes all the way up to 6th grade. If she wasn’t knitting something you could find her scrapbooking, reading, doing puzzles, or watching movies and TV. Lois loved to travel. Especially on bus tours. Lois even went on an Alaskan Cruise (twice). Most of all Lois loved to be around her family, especially her grandkids. In the summer she would take them to the pool for swimming lessons or to just swim. She would teach them how to cook and sew.
Lois is survived by her daughters: Susan Lubang and Patricia (Barry) Richards; grandchildren: Curtis (Amanda) Richards, Bryan Richards, Jonathon (Amanda) Richards, Andrew (Brooklyn) Richards, Rebecca (Clive) Cook, and Jennifer Lubang; great grandchildren: Alex, Sophia, Ellie, Trent, Holly, Brylee, Hadley, and Oakleigh; sister: Karen Martinez. She was preceded by her parents; husband: John Bryant; sisters: Evelyn Grimm and Miriam Jensen.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at Lund Covenant Church at 11:00 AM. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM Friday, October 7, 2022, at Pauls Funeral Home, Oberlin, KS. Burial will be in Oberlin Cemetery at 1:30 PM.
Memorial contributions may be made out to Miriam’s Hope. Condolences can be left at www.paulsfh.com.