Lois Jane James, 82, Chillicothe, Mo., passed away on January 11, 2017, at Hedrick Medical Center, Chillicothe, Mo.

Lois was born on May 20, 1934, in Spickard, Mo., rural Grundy County, to Albert and Ethel Vaughn Coffman. She was a 1952 graduate of the Spickard High School. She worked as a farm wife and housewife.

She attended the Methodist Church in Spickard when she was young and was a member of the Livingston County Extension Council.

On February 28, 1954, she married William "Bill" Isaac James in Chillicothe. He preceded her in death.

Lois was also preceded by her parents; Son-Franklin Leon James; 3 Brothers-Dick, Jack, and Bob; Sister-Jenny; 3 infant siblings; and son-in-law-Pete Bethards.

Survivors: Daughters-Janet Bethards, Chula, Mo., and Mary Ann Clevenger (Ray), Gallatin, Mo.; 7 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; Siblings-Billy Ben Coffman, Trenton; Martha Stubbs and Beverly Draper, both of Warsaw, Mo.; and Buck Coffman, Princeton, Mo.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral Service: 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 16, at the Hamilton United Methodist Church.

Visitation: 1 to 2 p.m., 1 hour prior to the service, at the church.

Interment: Highland Cemetery, Hamilton.

Memorials may be made to the Gallatin, Mo., VFW Women's Auxiliary Post #2172.

Friends may call after 9 a.m., on Monday.