Lois Ethel Bennett was the first of four children born to John Henry Bennett (1878-1962) and his wife Ada Eugenia Stearns (1887-1980). Her paternal grandparents were Doctor Green Bennett and his wife Amanda R. Johnston of York County, SC, and her maternal grandparents were Dulin Benson Stearns and his wife Mary Jane Beachum, of Charlotte, NC.
Lois was born prematurely & was kept for the first few months of her life in a shoe box and fed with an eye dropper. While her social security record states she was born in 1903, I believe she was actually born in 1904, as all other census, etc. records indicate. She lived and died in Charlotte.
Lois was married twice. Around 1924, she married Raymond R. Keplinger. He was a son of James Madison Keplinger and his wife Jane Elizabeth Rowe, of Washington County, Tennessee. They had one child who did not live very long, Raymond R. Keplinger, Jr. (19 Oct. 1925-5 Sept. 1931).
Sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s, Lois married James Wesley Springs (1886-1969). He was nearly 20 years older than she was, and my grandmother (Lois' aunt, though she was younger) referred to him as "Mr. Jim Springs."
I don't have very clear memories of seeing Lois when I was growing up. But I can see her as if it was yesterday at her sister Lela's funeral in 1983. My grandmother had passed away in June of that year, and Lela died in August. When I walked in the door and saw Lois, it was as if I was looking at my grandmother. She had the same tall, slender elegance, the same almost military posture, the same regal grace.
She had the same wit, too. At one point, she mis-spoke and said of her younger sister Virginia Mae "Well, Lela couldn't come, she was off on a cruise and couldn't get back." Someone standing by said "You mean Virginia Mae couldn't come, Lela is dead." And Lois smiled and said "Well, imagine the trip Lela is on, the most magnificent voyage of all..."
From that time on, I loved Lois. I wrote to her, sometimes called her on the telephone. She shared her family memories with me, and her charm and wit. And now that I think of her, I smile when I think, she, too, has embarked on the most magnificent voyage of all....
Many thanks to Find A Grave contributor DSM, who created another memorial that let me know I had Lois in the wrong cemetery. The memorial, with a picture of her tombstone is at Find A Grave # 65948534
Lois was born prematurely & was kept for the first few months of her life in a shoe box and fed with an eye dropper. While her social security record states she was born in 1903, I believe she was actually born in 1904, as all other census, etc. records indicate. She lived and died in Charlotte.
Lois was married twice. Around 1924, she married Raymond R. Keplinger. He was a son of James Madison Keplinger and his wife Jane Elizabeth Rowe, of Washington County, Tennessee. They had one child who did not live very long, Raymond R. Keplinger, Jr. (19 Oct. 1925-5 Sept. 1931).
Sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s, Lois married James Wesley Springs (1886-1969). He was nearly 20 years older than she was, and my grandmother (Lois' aunt, though she was younger) referred to him as "Mr. Jim Springs."
I don't have very clear memories of seeing Lois when I was growing up. But I can see her as if it was yesterday at her sister Lela's funeral in 1983. My grandmother had passed away in June of that year, and Lela died in August. When I walked in the door and saw Lois, it was as if I was looking at my grandmother. She had the same tall, slender elegance, the same almost military posture, the same regal grace.
She had the same wit, too. At one point, she mis-spoke and said of her younger sister Virginia Mae "Well, Lela couldn't come, she was off on a cruise and couldn't get back." Someone standing by said "You mean Virginia Mae couldn't come, Lela is dead." And Lois smiled and said "Well, imagine the trip Lela is on, the most magnificent voyage of all..."
From that time on, I loved Lois. I wrote to her, sometimes called her on the telephone. She shared her family memories with me, and her charm and wit. And now that I think of her, I smile when I think, she, too, has embarked on the most magnificent voyage of all....
Many thanks to Find A Grave contributor DSM, who created another memorial that let me know I had Lois in the wrong cemetery. The memorial, with a picture of her tombstone is at Find A Grave # 65948534
Lois Ethel Bennett was the first of four children born to John Henry Bennett (1878-1962) and his wife Ada Eugenia Stearns (1887-1980). Her paternal grandparents were Doctor Green Bennett and his wife Amanda R. Johnston of York County, SC, and her maternal grandparents were Dulin Benson Stearns and his wife Mary Jane Beachum, of Charlotte, NC.
Lois was born prematurely & was kept for the first few months of her life in a shoe box and fed with an eye dropper. While her social security record states she was born in 1903, I believe she was actually born in 1904, as all other census, etc. records indicate. She lived and died in Charlotte.
Lois was married twice. Around 1924, she married Raymond R. Keplinger. He was a son of James Madison Keplinger and his wife Jane Elizabeth Rowe, of Washington County, Tennessee. They had one child who did not live very long, Raymond R. Keplinger, Jr. (19 Oct. 1925-5 Sept. 1931).
Sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s, Lois married James Wesley Springs (1886-1969). He was nearly 20 years older than she was, and my grandmother (Lois' aunt, though she was younger) referred to him as "Mr. Jim Springs."
I don't have very clear memories of seeing Lois when I was growing up. But I can see her as if it was yesterday at her sister Lela's funeral in 1983. My grandmother had passed away in June of that year, and Lela died in August. When I walked in the door and saw Lois, it was as if I was looking at my grandmother. She had the same tall, slender elegance, the same almost military posture, the same regal grace.
She had the same wit, too. At one point, she mis-spoke and said of her younger sister Virginia Mae "Well, Lela couldn't come, she was off on a cruise and couldn't get back." Someone standing by said "You mean Virginia Mae couldn't come, Lela is dead." And Lois smiled and said "Well, imagine the trip Lela is on, the most magnificent voyage of all..."
From that time on, I loved Lois. I wrote to her, sometimes called her on the telephone. She shared her family memories with me, and her charm and wit. And now that I think of her, I smile when I think, she, too, has embarked on the most magnificent voyage of all....
Many thanks to Find A Grave contributor DSM, who created another memorial that let me know I had Lois in the wrong cemetery. The memorial, with a picture of her tombstone is at Find A Grave # 65948534
Lois was born prematurely & was kept for the first few months of her life in a shoe box and fed with an eye dropper. While her social security record states she was born in 1903, I believe she was actually born in 1904, as all other census, etc. records indicate. She lived and died in Charlotte.
Lois was married twice. Around 1924, she married Raymond R. Keplinger. He was a son of James Madison Keplinger and his wife Jane Elizabeth Rowe, of Washington County, Tennessee. They had one child who did not live very long, Raymond R. Keplinger, Jr. (19 Oct. 1925-5 Sept. 1931).
Sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s, Lois married James Wesley Springs (1886-1969). He was nearly 20 years older than she was, and my grandmother (Lois' aunt, though she was younger) referred to him as "Mr. Jim Springs."
I don't have very clear memories of seeing Lois when I was growing up. But I can see her as if it was yesterday at her sister Lela's funeral in 1983. My grandmother had passed away in June of that year, and Lela died in August. When I walked in the door and saw Lois, it was as if I was looking at my grandmother. She had the same tall, slender elegance, the same almost military posture, the same regal grace.
She had the same wit, too. At one point, she mis-spoke and said of her younger sister Virginia Mae "Well, Lela couldn't come, she was off on a cruise and couldn't get back." Someone standing by said "You mean Virginia Mae couldn't come, Lela is dead." And Lois smiled and said "Well, imagine the trip Lela is on, the most magnificent voyage of all..."
From that time on, I loved Lois. I wrote to her, sometimes called her on the telephone. She shared her family memories with me, and her charm and wit. And now that I think of her, I smile when I think, she, too, has embarked on the most magnificent voyage of all....
Many thanks to Find A Grave contributor DSM, who created another memorial that let me know I had Lois in the wrong cemetery. The memorial, with a picture of her tombstone is at Find A Grave # 65948534
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