Lois R. Vest

May 1, 1943 - May 8, 2020

Lois R. Vest, age 77, of Washington, Iowa, died Friday, May 8, 2020, at her son’s residence in Washington under Hospice care. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Marion Avenue Baptist Church with Pastor Joseph Brown officiating. Interment will take place at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Memorials have been established for the Marion Avenue Baptist Church Bus Facility Fund. The Jones & Eden Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent for Lois’s family through the web at www.jonesfh.com Lois was born May 1, 1943, in Cincinnati, Iowa, the daughter of Ray Roy and Bessie L. (VanBlaircome) Milford. She attended school in Lancaster, Missouri where she graduated from Lancaster High School. Lois was united in marriage to Charles William Vest Sr. on April 1, 1963. Following his death she was married to Albert Hinton on February 14, 1992, in Hannibal, Missouri. Lois has lived in Washington, Iowa, since 1991, and had previously lived in Wellman, Iowa. She worked at Oral B. Labs in Iowa City retiring in 2004. Lois was a member of Marion Avenue Baptist Church where she was active in the Jolly 60’s. She enjoyed camping, gardening, and taking care of her flowers. She enjoyed her many friends from church and loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is survived by her son, Charles Vest and wife Tammy of West Chester, Iowa; son, Kevin Vest and wife Chrys of Washington, Iowa; daughter, Julie Smolek and husband Chad of Holden, Louisiana; ten grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Lois was preceded in death by her parents; husband Charles Vest Sr. in 1964; husband Albert Hinton in 2012; daughter, Pamela Rae Vest; and 15 siblings: Henry Milford, Andy Milford, Mary Rhodes, Sara Mae White, Jessie Haines, Tom Milford, Robert Milford, Ralph Milford, Pauline Smith, Sharon Smithburg, June Clay, Pansy Milford, Cecil Milford, Ray Milford and Roxie Williams.