Lois Ellen Theiss

Mrs. Lois Ellen Toirac Theiss, 73, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Center in Americus, after an extended illness.  A memorial service will be held on December 28, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Cornerstone Church in Americus, Georgia.

            Mrs. Theiss was born June 28, 1946 in Port Au Prince, Haiti to the late Florent Toirac and Dorothy Lee Toirac.  She was a member of Cornerstone Church in Americus, where she taught children’s church for many years.  Mrs. Theiss was a historical artist, specializing in pencil, oil, acrylic, and watercolors.  She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.

            Survivors include her husband, David Theiss of Ellaville, GA; a daughter, Heidi Lei Falletta and her husband, Chris of Arvada, CO; two sons, Jeremiah Daniel Theiss of St. Louis, MO and Gabriel Aaron Theiss and his wife, Anita of Americus, GA; seven grandchildren, Logan & Landon Theiss, Bowden & Callie Theiss, and Caleb, Caroline & Matthew Falletta; a brother, S. Thomas Toirac of Springfield, OH; two sisters, Carol Michael of New Carlisle, IN and Susan Stump and her husband Rick of Ft. Wayne, IN; and several nieces and nephews.