Mrs. Lois Buxton of Salina, Kansas was born April 30th, 1926 in Wilson, Kansas to John and Elizabeth (Peirano) Heard. She passed away October 17, 2024, at home in Lawrence, Kansas. She is survived by her son, Dr. Rodney Buxton of Denver, Colorado, and daughter, Shelly Buxton Hornbaker (Tom Hornbaker) of Lawrence, Kansas, three grandchildren, Jaime Dupy (Matt Dupy), Jennifer Hornbaker (Justin Krajci), and Alan Hornbaker, and two great-grandchildren, Hailey and Adam Dupy. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Buxton, parents, sister, Jackie Graf, and
two brothers, Aaron and Richard Heard.
Lois graduated from Wilson High School in 1944 and the Asbury Protestant Hospital School of Nursing in 1947 as a U.S. Army Cadet Nurse. She retired in 1978 as a floor supervisor of a medical and surgical care floor at Salina Regional Health Hospital. Lois was a devoted member of the Mentor United Methodist Church in Mentor, Kansas, where she taught Sunday School and Bible School and served on many committees. Two committees were especially close to her heart – the Study Committee and Building Committee, which raised funds for construction modifications to the Fellowship Hall, making the Hall accessible to all who visit the Church. In addition to her service to her church, Lois volunteered with the Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank, Hospice of Salina, and Salina RSVP. In 2005, Lois was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award recognizing volunteers who dedicated over 4,000 hours to their local agencies.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mentor United Methodist Church, 616 E Mentor Road, Mentor, KS 67416, or the Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank, P O Box 1482, Salina, KS 67401. Friends are invited to a celebration of Lois’s life at the Mentor United Methodist Church, 616 E Mentor Road, Mentor, KS, on Saturday, November 16, at 11:00 am.