Lois Dumas, 91, of Arden, NC died Tuesday November 9, 2004 in a Murphy care facility.
She was born in Mecklenburg County, NC, but lived in Buncombe County, NC most of her life before moving to Murphy three years ago with her son.
She was the daughter of Charles and Ava McAulay Washam and the wife of Eugene Staton Dumas, who died in Oct. 1988 after 46 years of marriage.
Mrs. Dumas and her husband operated The Dumas Grocery for 27 years.
She was a charter member of the Long Shoals Baptist Church in Arden, where she served as secretary of the Sunday School for a number of years and was a member of the Women's Missionary Union.
She was a member of the Avery's Creek Extension Homemaker's Club.
She was preceded in death by her step-father, Frank Reid; and a brother, James Clarence Washam.
She was born in Mecklenburg County, NC, but lived in Buncombe County, NC most of her life before moving to Murphy three years ago with her son.
She was the daughter of Charles and Ava McAulay Washam and the wife of Eugene Staton Dumas, who died in Oct. 1988 after 46 years of marriage.
Mrs. Dumas and her husband operated The Dumas Grocery for 27 years.
She was a charter member of the Long Shoals Baptist Church in Arden, where she served as secretary of the Sunday School for a number of years and was a member of the Women's Missionary Union.
She was a member of the Avery's Creek Extension Homemaker's Club.
She was preceded in death by her step-father, Frank Reid; and a brother, James Clarence Washam.
Lois Dumas, 91, of Arden, NC died Tuesday November 9, 2004 in a Murphy care facility.
She was born in Mecklenburg County, NC, but lived in Buncombe County, NC most of her life before moving to Murphy three years ago with her son.
She was the daughter of Charles and Ava McAulay Washam and the wife of Eugene Staton Dumas, who died in Oct. 1988 after 46 years of marriage.
Mrs. Dumas and her husband operated The Dumas Grocery for 27 years.
She was a charter member of the Long Shoals Baptist Church in Arden, where she served as secretary of the Sunday School for a number of years and was a member of the Women's Missionary Union.
She was a member of the Avery's Creek Extension Homemaker's Club.
She was preceded in death by her step-father, Frank Reid; and a brother, James Clarence Washam.
She was born in Mecklenburg County, NC, but lived in Buncombe County, NC most of her life before moving to Murphy three years ago with her son.
She was the daughter of Charles and Ava McAulay Washam and the wife of Eugene Staton Dumas, who died in Oct. 1988 after 46 years of marriage.
Mrs. Dumas and her husband operated The Dumas Grocery for 27 years.
She was a charter member of the Long Shoals Baptist Church in Arden, where she served as secretary of the Sunday School for a number of years and was a member of the Women's Missionary Union.
She was a member of the Avery's Creek Extension Homemaker's Club.
She was preceded in death by her step-father, Frank Reid; and a brother, James Clarence Washam.
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