Lois Middleton Towell
On August 14, 1927, Lois Mae Middleton (Towell)was born in Beckwith, California, to John and Jennie Middleton. She joined her older sisters: Gertrude (Edgar) and MaryLee (Elledge). And her older brothers: Jack, Clinton, and her twin brother Robert. Bob was 30 minutes older. Lois went home, to heaven, on September 25, 2023, at the age of 96.
Lois spent her early years in the Portola area. Her family later moved to Janesville, where her father was a minister and oversaw the log cabin church being built. After her father passed, her family moved to Woodland, California, where she graduated from high school.
In 1949 she returned to Susanville, where she met and married Clarence “Fred” Towell. In 1951, they welcomed their only child, Sherrie Towell (Thornton). Lois was a proficient secretary and was employed at Lassen High School, the county welfare department, Foremost Dairy, and Chevron Oil Company. In the early 1960s Fred and Lois opened The Donut Shop, across from the high school, and they owned and managed it until they retired in the late 1970s.
In the early 1990s, Fred and Lois moved to Idaho and were actively involved in their church. In 1998 Fred passed away and Lois returned to Susanville to be near her daughter and grandchildren. Lois was active in Susanville Assembly of God and later Community Church. She loved music and was a great pianist. You could always find her volunteering to play the piano or organ at events.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Jennie Middleton. Her siblings, Gertrude (Edgar), John Middleton, Clinton Middleton, MaryLee (Elledge), and Robert (Bob) Middleton. Her husband, Fred Towell. Her great0grandson, DJ Williams. And many nieces and nephews.
She is survived by her daughter Sherrie (Stan) Thornton. Her grandchildren, Isaac (Shelly) Thornton, and Jenilee (Doug) Williams. And her great-grandchildren, Archer and Fletcher Thornton, and Ava Williams. Along with numerous nieces and nephews.
The family would like to send a heartfelt thanks to the staff at Lassen Nursing, Dr. Korver, and Portia Korver. Her memorial service will be held, Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at 1:00 in the afternoon, at Community Church on Numa Street. There will be a time for fellowship afterwards.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to a charity of your choice.
