PERKINS, Lois Jean (Hiebert) - b. January 17, 1937 - d. March 2, 2016

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Lois Jean Perkins was born January 17, 1937 in Hillsboro, Kansas, the third child of Frieda (Funk) and Milton L. Hiebert.  She died on March 2, 2016 at Neuvant House in Lawrence, Kansas.

Lois grew up in central Kansas and graduated in 1954 from Marion High School in Marion, Kansas.  She was a Registered Nurse, earning her degree from Wesley School of Nursing in Wichita, Kansas in 1957.  She married Lynn Perkins of Howard, Kansas in 1957, and they resided for most of their married life on the family ranch in Elk County, Kansas.

Lois worked for a number of years as a nurse for Greenwood County Hospital in Eureka, Kansas.  She was an artist who loved antiques, refinishing furniture, and gardening. She created an indoor and outdoor environment brimming with warmth and was the heart of a home that provided an anchor to her family and loved ones.  She would still be planting flowers if not for her diagnosis with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.  Her last years provided the greatest challenge of her life as she set an example for her loved ones with her courage and dignity.

Lois is survived by her husband, Lynn; her daughters, Kathy Perkins (Stan Davis) of Lawrence, Kansas, Janis Perkins (Richard Hardin) of Iowa City, Iowa, and Sandy Perkins (Stan Davis) of Lawrence, Kansas; her siblings, Isla Richards of Lawrence, Kansas and Gail Hiebert (Judy) of Webbers Falls, Oklahoma; her grandchildren, Jennifer Brooks, Dylan Brooks, Claire Hardin (Stan Waisath), Anna Hardin, Laura Leonard (Althea Schnacke), and Mat Leonard (Erika Sjule); and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.  She is preceded in death by her parents and brother, Daryle Hiebert.

Memorials may be made in her name to the Elk County Community Foundation and will be used to support projects important to her, including the local swimming pool and 4-H.  Online condolences may be made at www.rumsey-yost.com.

(taken from the Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home website)