Lois Carol Trezevant was known to her piano students as 'Miss Lois,' and her last name comes from one of the oldest families in Memphis. Mrs. Trezevant died of heart failure Monday at her home. She was 103. "She was the epitome of a Southern lady," said Lou Alice Gillespie, who along with her husband Thomas, cared for her in their home. Mrs. Trezevant was the daughter of Harry Trezevant and a descendant of J. T. Trezevant, a railroad builder and attorney who also served as the second mayor of South Memphis in 1847. Mrs. Trezevant taught piano at her home. Mrs. Trezevant and her mother were founding members of the Memphis Chapter of the National Guild of Piano Teachers. In recent years, her hearing had declined, but otherwise, Gillespie said she was "sharp as a tack." "She would not wear her hearing aid because she just didn't want to wear it." Gillespie recalled, with a chuckle, that Mrs. Trezevant would say that "We did not speak distinctly enough." After turning 100, Gillespie said Mrs. Trezevant didn't offer any secrets for her longevity. "Of course, she didn't drink. She didn't smoke. She was just a Southern lady," Gillespie said. She was also a passionate baseball fan who originally rooted for the Cardinals in the days when she listened to their games on the radio. Later she became a fan of the Atlanta Braves. "She would watch baseball games all day long. . . . She just liked any kind of baseball," said Gillespie. Gillespie said many of Mrs. Trezevant's stories dealt with her trips to baseball games and meeting players. Other memories from her family's long history were contained in a family Bible and other documents she kept. Mrs. Trezevant was a member of First Church of Christ Scientist and the Beethoven Club. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Forest Hill Funeral Home Midtown with burial in Elmwood. (Published in The Commercial Appeal 12/24/1997)