Lois O. Aldrich, age 104, died Thursday, November 14, 2013 in Socorro, New Mexico.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, November 18, at the Capitan Methodist Church in Capitan, New Mexico with Rev. Dean Kahlich, pastor officiating. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, November 19, at the Gladstone Cemetery in Gladstone, New Mexico. Arrangements are under the direction of Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton, New Mexico.

Lois O. (Wilkinson) Aldrich was born on March 4, 1909 in Alva, Oklahoma to John Foster Wilkinson and Angie Bray (Burton) Wilkinson. She was raised by a ranching family with ranches located first in Oklahoma then the Texas Panhandle and finally in Gladstone, New Mexico. Lois graduated from New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico with a Teaching Degree in 1934. She started teaching in Capitan Schools in Autumn of 1934 and taught there for 35 and a half years, retiring in 1971. Mrs. Adrich taught 3rd grade during most of her career, transferring to 4th grade for a few years. She was an extremely dedicated educator, demanding her students possess good manners, respect for others and to learn to their fullest capacity. She did not tolerate any nonsense and all of her students understood that up front. After her retirement, Lois was very active as a volunteer at the Capitan Senior Center, the Capitan Methodist Church, she served on the Capitan Cemetery Board and served as president and chaplain as well as various committees with the Lincoln County Republican Women. She lived in Lincoln County from 1934 until July of 2006 when she moved into the Good Samaritan Care Center in Socorro, New Mexico.

Published by Hass Funeral Home on November 15, 2013