Lois Bell Brown, 84, of Pleasant Valley, Missouri, formerly of Ottawa, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. Family will meet with friends 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 30, 2017 at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa, Kansas. Cremation will follow. She was born Friday, March 3, 1933 (3-3-33), in Amherst, Nebraska, the daughter of Torval S. and Vivian L. (Johnson) Brown. Lois lived fifty-one years in North Platte, Nebraska and then in Cheyenne, Wyoming before moving to Ottawa, Kansas in 2003. She moved to Pleasant Valley, Missouri in 2012 where she made her home until her death. She graduated from North Platte High School with the class of 1950. Lois worked as a Certified Public Accountant from 1968 until 2001, first working for Hansen-Fuenning CPA's in North Platte, Nebraska and then for the firm of Pat Green, CPA in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Lois attended Assembly of God churches all her life. She lovingly mothered four children and enjoyed reading and traveling. She is survived by her children; Jerry L. Sykes of Paola, Kansas; Kathryn L. Sykes of Kearney, Missouri; Timothy C. Sykes of Kansas City, Missouri; two sisters, Louise E. Heinz of Vancouver, Washington; Lavone R. Bullock and her husband Randy of Cheyenne, Wyoming; five grandchildren, Carolynn Spradling and her husband Sean; Amy Kendrat; Michael Sykes and his wife DeAnna; Sarah Weingartner and her husband Joe; Elisabeth Sykes; four great-grandchildren; Hailey Rose Higgins; Hunter Flynn Sykes; Steven William Sykes; Tyberius Orlando Sykes, and two special daughters-in-law, Peggy Sykes and Rose Sykes. Lois is preceded in death by her parents and her son, Steven Michael Sykes. The family suggests memorials to the International Wolf Center c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, Kansas 66067. Family and friends are encouraged to post their condolences and memories on Lois’s Tribute Wall at www.dengelmortuary.com
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
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