Lois E. Boyd, 80, a longtime Wenatchee resident, passed away Tuesday morning, January 5, 2010, at her home in Wenatchee. She was born on September 22, 1929, at Albion, NE, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mabel (Dietsch) Hickman. Her family moved to Wenatchee in the early 1940's, settling first on the Compton Farm. She attended Wenatchee schools and graduated from Wenatchee High School in 1947. She went to work for G.T.E., General Telephone & Electric, and worked in Wenatchee and Moses Lake for 20 years. She later went to work for the United States Post Office as a Secretary and worked 15 years, prior to retiring. She made Wenatchee her permanent home in 1976. Lois was a longtime member of the Eastmont Community Church and had been Secretary at the church for ten years. She was an active volunteer for the Wenatchee Valley Senior Activity Center and was a faithful member of the Thursday Card Group.

She is survived by one son, Jeffrey Farmer of Wenatchee; two daughters and sons-in-law, Jody and Kevin McAlexander of Wenatchee and Kris and Willie Hill of Lynnwood, WA; five sisters, Ole Seibert of East Wenatchee, Lena (Chuck) Asher of Wenatchee, Carol (Don) Newton of Moses Lake, Linda (Doug) Rash of Wenatchee and Sandy (Scott) Oakes of East Wenatchee; three brothers, Tom (Olga) Hickman of Moses Lake, Joe (Dee) Hickman of East Wenatchee and Darrel (Shirley) Hickman of Tonasket; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, Floyd Farmer in 1966, and Milton Boyd in 1992; and two sisters, Ann Reister and Doris Compton.

A Commemoration Service will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2010, at 11:00 a.m., at the Eastmont Community Church, 783 4th Street N.E., East Wenatchee, with Pastor Dale Cook officiating. Please sign in or leave a memory for the family online by visiting www.HeritageMemorialChapel.com. Arrangements are assisted by Heritage Memorial Chapel, East Wenatchee.