Lois was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA by her parents Carl and Florence Lutz, along with her brother Don. She graduated from Pittsburgh College in 1945 with a degree in Chemistry and worked in the laboratories of both Heinz and Proctor & Gamble. She married Hartley James (Jim) Pierce Jr. in 1946 and shortly after they moved to Akron, Ohio. They had two daughters, Nancy Pierce Weller (Tom) and Louise Pierce MacKay (Tom). Lois was an active member of Westminster Presbyterian Church where she was a Sunday school teacher, until moving to the Charlotte area.
Lois’s life was filled with volunteer efforts including, Novant Health Hospital, Matthews Public Library, and serving multiple positions on the Board of Plantation Estates. She was also an active member of the Sardis Presbyterian Church in Charlotte for over 30 years.
Lois is preceded in death by her mother, father, brother, husband, and granddaughter, Susan MacKay. She will be remembered by her two daughters; grandchildren, Erin Price (Jim), Jason Riel, Katherine MacKay; and great-grandchildren, Nathan and Gillian Price.
A service to honor and celebrate her life will be held at the Chapel of Plantation Estates in Matthews, NC on Friday, January 24th at 1:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to the Samaritan Fund at Plantation Estates, www.actsretirement.org/legacy-foundation/support-acts-legacy-foundation/.
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