Partin, Lois  
 	
Lois Partin went to be with her Lord surrounded by her family and friends, 
November 17, 2006, at a local nursing home. She was born August 20, 1908, 
in Silsbee, Texas, to L. Sampson and Appalone Gore Kirkendall. She was from 
a large family of five sisters and two brothers and is survived by one sister, 
Opal O'Neal from Beaumont, Texas. She went to work at Southwestern Bell in 
Beaumont in 1939, and retired as a chief operator at 65. She worked for five 
years on the switchboard for the Baptist Hospital and then did health care for 
friends until she moved to Longview in 1990 to live with her daughters. She is 
survived by two daughters, Evelyn Scott and Virginia Haskett of Longview; and 
one person she loved as her son, Casey Dickens from Lindale, Texas. She had 
four grandchildren, Tricia and Jim Boggs from Hallsville, Texas, Brenda and 
Noah Yoder from Dallas, Texas, Debbie Paul from Gilmer, Texas, and Linda Baker 
from Utah.; seven great-grandchildren, Cassandra Sullivan, Phillip Boggs, Katy 
Boggs, Chad Yoder, Chris Yoder, Cody Yoder and Alicia Yoder; and two 
great-great-grandchildren, Koby Yoder and Scarlet Sheehan. She was a member of 
the faith class at Fellowship Baptist Church and loved her church. But most of 
all, she loved her Lord. We know today she is rejoicing with all her loved ones 
who have preceded her in death. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, November 21, 
2006, at the chapel of Lakeview Funeral Home with the Rev. Ben Clayton 
officiating. Burial will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens. The family will 
receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday, November 20, 2006, at the funeral home. 
For those unable to attend, online condolences may be offered at www.mem.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 11/19/2006.