Lois Mae Smathers

ATHENS - Lois Mae Bolin Smathers, 81 of Athens, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 14, 2019 at The Pickering House in Lancaster. Born October 12, 1938 in Albany, she was the daughter of the late William and Bessie Barnhouse Bolin.

She was 1956 graduate of Albany High School and was a member of the McDougal Church. She also was heavily active in The Plains Lions Club and would work in the Cafeteria at Nelsonville-York, then later as an aide. 

She is survived by her three children, Dreama (Jeff) Billups, Denise (Paul) Wallace, Trent (Shelly) Galentin; five grandchildren, Nick (Erika), Austen (Marie-Andrée), Kaitlyn (Brett), Taylor (Kirk), Nathan (Kelsey); two great-grandchildren, Mary Grace and Olivia; three siblings, Charles (Judy) Bolin, Tony (Sue) Bolin, Debbie (Rusty) Perry; and many nieces, nephews, and step-family. 

Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Stanley; infant son, Rodney Allen; three sisters, Betty Voorhees, Mable Bolin, Mary Jane Conte; and brother, James Bolin.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 1PM at Hughes-Moquin Funeral Home with Stanley Strode officiating. Burial will follow in Hilltop Cemetery. Friends and family may call upon the family on Thursday from 11AM until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Fairhope Hospice & Palliative Care, 282 Sells Road, Lancaster, OH 43130. You may sign the online guestbook, leave the family a private message of sympathy, or donate to Fairhope Hospice at our website, www.hughesmoquinfuneralhome.com.