Service

Monday, June 30, 2025

1:00 PM

Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church

Rev. Dr. Robert M. Castle, Pastor

Visitation

Sunday, June 29, 2025

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Wells Chapel

811 Woods Street

Interment

Lakeview Cemetery

Lois Venita Haskett Williams was born March 28, 1932 in Hawkins, TX to Willie Sharp and Ola B Haskett. She was the first child of two children. She graduated with Honors from Hawkins Colored High School. She was a Cum Laude graduate from Jarvis Christian College in Hawkins, TX majoring in English. Other college affiliates include Texas College, Tyler, TX, Central State College, Edmond, OK and West Texas State university, Canyon, TX.

Lois united with the Jarvis Christian College Christian Church and 1st Christian Church in Hawkins, TX and later united with Jenkins Chapel Baptist Church in Amarillo, TX. She also rendered service to Johnson Chapel AME, Greater Mt. Olive, New Hope and Carter Chapel.

Lois was united in marriage to Carl Lawrence McBride in 1955 and this union was born one daughter, Terrye Lynn McBride Malone.

She later married Chester Williams, Jr. and united with St. John Baptist Church where she served as musician for the Delaney Chorus. She moved back to Amarillo and continued serving in the public school and churches.

Lois professional membership included National Education Association, Texas Parent Teachers Association, NAACP, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., She enjoyed thirty-eight years of teaching as a music directress and classroom teacher in Quanah, Munday, Electra, Levelland, Pampa and Wichita Falls, TX. She also was employed two years in Wichita KS. Lois enjoyed providing music in both the schools and churches. While teaching at Sleepy Hallow Elementary in Amarillo, TX, she was the only Black teacher for twelve years. She retired in 1992 and was nominated as Teacher of the Year several times during her career. She was also awarded the K. O. Hines Music Award in January 2001 for her outstanding music career. You could see Lois shine through her music, love and that BIG smile.

After returning to Wichita Falls, she united with Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church where she served as musician for the Noon Day Prayer Meetings, Sunday School, Voices of Gold /Senior Citizens choir. She was also active with Mission Society.

She is preceded in death by parents; sister, Willie Faye Bennett and Dora; and special sister Claudine Curry.

Lois leaves to cherish her legacy and memories: daughter, Terrye Lynn McBride-Malone; grandchild, Stacy Marchelle Sims; three great grand children, James C. Demerson, Draydan Rogers and D’JQuay Rogers; six great-great grandchildren Aydin and Christian Demerson. Draydan Jr. and Ariah Rogers, Mi’Lahv and Marley Reynolds; loving cousins and one special son, Desi Hale; two special sisters, Claudine Curry and Dorothy Ragster; a host of other relatives and devoted friends.