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Obituary for TWYEFFORT


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday December 05, 2013

TWYEFFORT, LOIS P. Age 86, passed away December 1, 2013 with family by her side. Lois is survived by her son Tim Twyeffort and his wife Doris; daughter Lynn Twyeffort; her beloved grandchildren Bryan Twyeffort and his wife Christine, Meagen and Gabriel; a great-grandchild Andrew niece Jan Ricks; and her dog Penny. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Olive Ricks, sister Fran and daughter Joan, and grandchild Tamara, nephew Mark and several adored pets. Lois was a strong independent woman, surviving the great depression and several dustbowls while living in Boise City, Oklahoma. She was a longtime resident of New Mexico and Albuquerque where she was married to John for over 30 years. She was a founder of the El Paso Sweet Adeline's. She won Regional once within a quartet and once as the long time directory of the Albuquerque Sweet Adeline's. For many years her interests have been a wide variety of crafts and making beautiful quilts. Cremation has taken place and a Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on December 7, 2013 at Sunset Memorial Chapel, 924 Menaul Blvd NE, Alb. NM.