Plains, Kansas – Lois A. (Holmes) Packard, 92, was born August 20, 1933 to Claude W. and Ida (Barrows) Holmes at Epworth Hospital in Liberal, Kansas.  She passed away July 25, 2026 in her home.

Raised on a farm southeast of Plains, Kansas; Lois graduated from Plains High School in 1951.  She then attended Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, for one year.

Lois married Garrel A. Packard on August 24, 1952, in her parents home.  Born of this union were sons Gary and Robert, and daughters Teresa, Debra, and Kristi.

In 1971, Lois began her nursing education at Dodge City Community College obtaining her Licensed Vocational Nursing Degree followed by her Licensed Registered Nursing Degree from Garden City Community College.  She was determined in her desire to pursue a nursing career, driving an hour each way to attend classes as well as working nearly full time at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas, throughout her nursing education.  She worked more than 40 years at Southwest Medical Center as a Licensed Registered Nurse.  She was an exemplary Head Nurse in the Intensive Care Unit for most of those years.  She lead by example and provided the highest level of care to her patients.

Lois had a lifelong dedication to her Lord.  She served as a Sunday School and VBS teacher, lead ladies bible studies, and was a pianist and organist.  She continued to play the organ even in her later years every other Sunday through 2025.

Lois enjoyed gardening and reading and in recent years traveling with her sister Alice.

Survivors include son Robert (Mary) Packard of Plains, Kansas; daughters Teresa (John) Wood of Overton, Texas, and Debra (Dennis) Klein of Glendale, Arizona; 8 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband Garral A. Packard; son Gary Packard; an infant daughter Kristi Packard; her parents; brothers Claude W. Holmes, Jr. and Howard Holmes; sisters Ruth Anne Kittle, Lila Parks, Joyce Holmes, and Alice Sinclair.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 1, 2026, at the Plains Cemetery, Plains, Kansas.

The family would welcome memorials to the New Beginnings Church, Plains, Kansas, in care of Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary in Meade, Kansas.