Lois Day (1931-2009)
Lois Day, 78, of Ashland, Ky., went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, June 14, 2009, in King's Daughters Medical Center following a sudden illness.
Mrs. Day was born Feb. 23, 1931, in Ironton, Ohio, a daughter of the late Tony and Helen Venz Jenkins.
She was a homemaker. She has been a Christian for 62 years and was a member of the Lorraine Street Baptist Church, later known as Calvary Baptist Church, where she served as treasurer for 20 years, taught Sunday school, sang with a trio, sang in the choir and played piano. She was a current member of Rose Hill Baptist Church.
Surviving are her loving husband of 58 years, James Day of Ashland; daughters Cynthia Dehart and husband Bill of Ashland and Jami Barber, also of Ashland; brothers Sherman Jenkins and wife Joanna of South Point, Ohio, Ronald Jenkins and wife Charlene of Ironton, Ohio, and Richard Waggoner and wife Connie of Dayton, Ohio; granddaughters Staci Caudill and husband Gerald and Kristina Gehringer and husband Charlie; and great-grandchildren, Drake Richardson, Lacey Gehringer, Dillon Caudill and Brooklyn Gehringer.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland by Dr. Ronnie Mayes. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park Mausoleum.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today, June 16, 2009, at the funeral home.
Friends may make contributions to Rose Hill Christian School, 1001 Winslow Road, Ashland, KY 41102.
Condolences may be sent to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.