Loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend passed away on March 1, 2013 at the age of 93. She is survived by her son, Brooks and wife Elyse of Plano, TX; granddaughters, Haley Newton and husband, Lance of Frisco, TX and Shea Puckett of Austin, TX; great granddaughter, Landry Newton. Sister-in-law, Jane Hays of Washington, AR; nephews Kurt Hays and wife Wanda of Washington, AR; Bob Hays and wife Shirley of Chickasha, OK; Drew Hays and wife Sherry of Weatherford, OK; Eddie Hays and wife, Sharon of Oklahoma City, OK as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Mutt Puckett, her son Kevin Puckett, and grandson, Trey Puckett, with whom she shared a birthday.
Lois Faye was born in a sod house in Custer City, Oklahoma to Lula and Frank Hays in 1919. The only sister to four brothers, she grew up around cattle and livestock. She graduated from Southwestern State College in three years with a Bachelor of Science in Education. She went on to complete her Masters degree at Oklahoma University in Norman and began her teaching career there.
In 1947, she met and married, Mutt Wesley Puckett. They moved to Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana where Mutt was a Master Sergeant and she continued her First grade teaching career which lasted for the next 30 years. During this time she also went on to continue her studies with doctorate hours at Centenary College in Shreveport.
Lois Faye moved to Plano in 2009 and resided at the Legacy Senior Living Community. She flourished there – surrounded by wonderful and caring friends and staff. She could be found either in the library with her newspapers, in the fitness center exercising, participating in the many lectures or walking her constant companion, her dachshund, Scooter.
Her family is indebted to the loving staff at the Legacy as well as to the wonderful and compassionate doctors and nurses at Medical Center of Plano who cared for her during her brief illness.
Services will be held at Turrentine Jackson Morrow funeral home located in Highway 75 & Exit 38 – Ridgeview Road in McKinney, Texas on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 2 o’clock with the family receiving visitors at 1 o’clock. A burial service will be held at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Haughton, LA on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 1 o’clock. There will also be a private Memorial Service for the residents of the Legacy at 4 o’clock in the afternoon on Thursday, March 7, 2013.
In lieu of flowers, the family asked that donations be sent to: Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welbourn Street, Dallas, Texas 75219. www.tsrhc.org or The Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. www.woundedwarriorsproject.org.