Lois G. Cleaveland, 98, a resident of Foley, passed away May 5, 2013 at Robertsdale Healthcare Center after a brief struggle with breast cancer.
Mrs. Cleaveland was born in Irwin, Iowa on Nov. 23, 1914 to Minor and Grace Munson. She graduated from Irwin High School, married her high school sweetheart, Lyle, then drove his grandparents to Foley for the winter and the young couple stayed.
In the early years of their marriage, Mrs. Cleaveland worked as an operator for Gulf Telephone Co. Later, she and her husband purchased Perfection Nursery and managed this business for several years.
Mrs. Cleaveland may best be remembered as the “Lady that ran the School Store” for the old Foley High on Pine Street.
In 1952, Mrs. Cleaveland became an active member of Foley United Methodist Church until she was no longer able to attend.
Mrs. Cleaveland was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle; her son, Fred Lyle Jr.; and infant grandson, Nathan.
She is survived by her daughters, Bonnie (Jim) Donaldson of Foley and Gay (Bennie) Hassebrock of Molino, Fla.; six grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; seven nieces and nephews and their extended families; and two special friends, Marion “Mims” Asplund and Walter Jones.
Visitation will be at Wolfe-Bayview Home in Foley on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, from 6 until 8 p.m. Graveside services will be Thursday, May 9, 2013, at 10 a.m., at Pine Rest Cemetery in Foley.
Donations may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 1330 W. Peachtree St., Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30309; the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123; or Covenant Hospice, 5041 N. 12th Ave. Pensacola, FL 32504.
Our heartfelt thanks go out to the loving staff at Robertsdale Healthcare Center, and special thanks to the Covenant Hospice nurses — all of whom have given our mother the comfort and care she needed.
Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory, Foley.
