Lois Clites

Lois Leona Clites, one of three children of Laura Vergia (Monk) and Clarence Boyd, was born near Thurman, Iowa on April 8, 1928. Lois was raised in the Elliot, Iowa area where she attended school. She graduated from the Red Oak High School in 1945 and then began teaching country school. Lois completed her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and began teaching English at the Emerson High School.
Lois and Charles Keith Clites of Hastings, Iowa were married in Red Oak, Iowa on May 21, 1949. They made their home in Hastings and were blessed with their three children, Steve, Tim, and Marla. Lois continued to teach at Emerson and later at the Nishna Valley High School. In 1968, Lois and Keith moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa where Lois began her 20-year career with the Council Bluffs School District. In 1970, Lois earned her Masters in Education Degree from UNO. Lois served the school district as a librarian at Longfellow Elementary School for 18 years followed by two years as an English teacher at Wilson Junior High. Lois had earned her Lifetime Professional Teaching Credential and retired from the school district in 1988. She and Keith returned to Hastings where she attended the Hastings United Methodist Church. Lois enjoyed teaching, reading, quilting, crossword puzzles, gardening, and her dog Fudge.
Lois and Keith had been married 54 years when Lois died at their home near Hastings on January 29, 2004. Lois had attained the age of 75 years, 9 months, and 21 days. She was preceded in death by her parents, son Tim Clites, sister Norma Boyd, and brother Calvin Boyd.
Lois is survived by her husband Keith Clites of Hastings, Iowa; daughter Marla Clites of Homeland, California; son Steve Clites and his wife Sheryl of Smithville, Missouri; grandchildren Todd Clites of Lees Summit, Missouri, and Shelley Wheeler and her husband Dustin and their two boys, Hayden and Mason all of Smithville, Missouri; nieces and nephews; other relative and friends.