Lois was born December 20, 1929, to the union of Perlina and Lewis Bass in Sweet Union, Texas. She was married to the late Tip Shedd, Sr., and to this union seven children were raised. She was a faithful member of True Vine Missionary Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, where she served as a deaconess for many years. She loved the Lord Jesus so much.
On October 11, 2018, Lois B. Shedd answered the call to return to the arms of her Lord. She was welcomed beyond Heaven’s gates by her parents; husband, Tip Shedd, Sr.; siblings, Ethel Shedd, Magnolia McAlister, Joe Bass, Irvin Bass, Irvaleen Looney, Kathaleen Poole, Lola Bell Hughes and Edith Bass; and children, Cathareen Sue Samuels, Glenda Robinson and Joyce Elaine Shedd.
She leaves to cherish her memories: her three daughters, Pearlie Willis, Debra Ann Houston (Sam) and Patricia Benson (Princeton); son, Tip Shedd, Jr.; siblings, Catha Bell Coleman and J.B. Bass; thirteen grandchildren, and a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.