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May 28, 2011
Lois Myers Hughes of Wilkes-Barre passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011, at the Wesley Village Nursing Facility.
She is a daughter of the late Rolland and Anne Williams Myers, and granddaughter of the late Amos and Gertrude Bellas Myers, by whom she was raised.
Lois was born May 6, 1919, in South Wilkes-Barre, where she resided most of her life.
She was a graduate of E.L. Meyers High School in Wilkes-Barre.
Lois was a lifelong member of Firwood United Methodist Church and belonged to the Firwood United Methodist Woman, the Joy Class, and the Firwood Senior Citizens. She retired from Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania in 1979.
In addition to her parents and grandparents, Lois was preceded in death by her husband, Percy, in 1988, and brother, William Myers.
Surviving are her two sons, William Hughes and his wife, Linda, of California, and Orwig Hughes of Kingston; her daughter, Debbie Hampel, and her husband, Charlie, of Dallas; grandchildren, Tracy Scotch of California, Kristin Gamble of California, and Michael Ruggere of Kingston; great-grandchildren, Cooper and Therin Gamble, and Gio Ruggere; brothers, James and Raymond Myers; sister, Joan Lenahan Dalon, and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. on Monday, at the Firwood United Methodist Church, Old River Road and Dagobert Sts, Wilkes-Barre. Family and Friends may visit from 10 to 11 a.m. on Monday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Lois to the Firwood United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society.