Lois J. Imhoff's Obituary
Lois J. Imhoff, 79 of Fayetteville, Arkansas, died on Saturday, May 21, 2005 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born in Lexington, Kentucky, December 19, 1925, to Edwin Charles and Henrietta R. Johnson. She grew up in Lexington; St. Paul, Minnesota; Alexandria, Virginia and Kansas City, Missouri where she graduated from Southwest High School. She graduated with a B.A. from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina in Business Administration. Lois worked professionally for Hallmark Brothers, Inc., Pratt and Whitney, Inc., the U.S. Air Force and Woodward and Lothrup prior to her marriage to Professor John L. Imhoff, whom preceded her in death on March 16, 2005. They moved to Fayetteville in 1952 where they raised their family.
Lois Imhoff became a civic leader in Fayetteville and later an active conservationist in the State of Arkansas. Locally she served as Justice of the Peace on the Washington County Quorum Court, Advisory Council for the Single Parent Scholarship of Washington County, Citizens Advisory Board of Northwest Rehabilitation Hospital and received the Woman of the Year Award in 1989 from the Fayetteville Business and Professional Women. She also was a Commissioner on the Northwest Arkansas Regional Citizen Advisory Commission; Vice-Chair for the City of Fayetteville?s Citizen Advisory Committee on Municipal Wastewater Planning and a member of the city?s Pollution Control and Energy Committee. At the University of Arkansas, She was a Special Projects Assistant, Office of Development. In Addition, she served as a Director-Fayetteville United Fund; Director-NOARK Girl Scout Council and as a member of the following organizations: Fayetteville Business and Professional Women, member of the Central United Methodist Church, Twentieth Century Literary Club, Highlands Chapter of the Ozark Society, White River EPA of Northwest Arkansas, Washington County Democratic Women, Fayetteville Garden Club and the American Association of University Women. In 2000, She received the Fayetteville Women History Month Award by Altrusa International.
She served the State of Arkansas as a Funding Trustee for the Arkansas Nature Conservancy Field office. President of the Arkansas League of Women Voters, Secretary of the Ozark Society, Vice-President of the Arkansas Energy Conservation Coalition, VISTA Volunteer for the Arkansas Ecology Center, Member of the Governor of Arkansas State Policy Advisory Committee on Water Quality, Member of the Governor of Arkansas Resource Management Council, Member of the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Wildlife Federation, Member of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Advisory Council, Member of the Board of Directors of the Arkansas Solar Coalition and a member of the North Arkansas Highland Trail Association. She received the Neil Compton Award by the Ozark Society for her work as secretary of the Society from 1963 ? 1972 and her leadership during those years when the buffalo National River status was achieved.
She also served nationally as a member of the Environmental Quality Committee of the League of Women Voters of the U.S. and the State Advisory Council of the U.S. EPA, Region VI.
In addition to serving her community, Lois enjoyed traveling, gardening, hiking, canoeing, weaving and quilting. She left a legacy of turning vision into reality!
She is survived by a son, John E. Imhoff-M.D. and wife Susan M. of Sea Island, GA, a daughter, Karen E. Anderson and her husband Richard B. Anderson of Weston, CT, son, Carl H. Imhoff and wife Kristen S. of Richland, WA, five grandsons; John C. Anderson, John C. Imhoff, Daniel H. Imhoff, Kurt S. Imhoff and Robert C. Imhoff.
A memorial service will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, June 25, 2005 at the Convocation room at the Butterfield Trail Village in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Memorials may be made in her honor to the Fayetteville Public Library - Read A Loud Collection.
Visitation Date Time None Visitation Location Service Date Time Saturday, June 25, 2004 2:00 PM Service Location Butterfield Trail Village Convocation Room in Fayetteville
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