NameLois Jane Miles
Birth18 Jul 1925, Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Death18 Mar 2011, Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
FatherEmanuel Sylvester Miles (1880-1948)
MotherGrace Irene Spicher (1882-1933)
Spouses
Birth30 Jul 1915, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Death28 Dec 2005, Rowan Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
BurialCity Memorial Park, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC
Notes for Lois Jane Miles
Lois Busby Goodman
SALISBURY - Lois Miles Busby Goodman, 85, passed away Friday morning, March 18, 2011, at Rowan Regional Medical Center.
Lois was born on July 18, 1925, the youngest of 11 children, in Grove City, Pa. After her graduation from Shadyside Hospital Nursing School in Pittsburgh, Lois worked as a registered nurse at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. There she met Trent Busby, then chief resident in obstetrics. They married in 1952 and moved to Salisbury in 1953.
Lois was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, the Symposium Book Club, the Thursday Bridge Club and Salisbury Country Club, where she was an avid golfer.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Dr. Trent Busby, and her second husband, Enoch A. Goodman, whom she married in 1992.
Survivors are daughters Deborah Coclanis and Dianne Roberts; and son Miles Trent Busby. She is also survived by five grandchildren: Angelo and Alex Coclanis and Linley, Mackenzie and Miles Busby.
Lois was a devoted wife and mother. She was also a devoted supporter of St. John's Lutheran Church, Rowan Regional Medical Center, Meals on Wheels and Catawba College.
Visitation and Service: The family will receive visitors at Summersett Funeral Home Sunday, March 20 from 5-7 p.m. A celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 21 at St. John's Lutheran Church with Rev. Rhodes Wooley and Rev. Jan Huntley officiating. The burial will be private.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, Catawba College, or Rowan Regional Hospice.
Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Goodman family.
Salisbury Post, 19 Mar 2011