Lois Merlene Followell

-Wendell Berry, Jayber Crow

Lois M. Followell, 92, of Nashville, Indiana left this world peacefully on February 28th, 2025. To

know Lois was to love her. She was full of energy and life, even to the end and had a gift for

making people feel loved and welcome. She had the greatest sense of humor and an infectious

laugh.

Lois was born to Earl and Vesta (Butcher) Quillen on March 20th, 1932 and graduated from

Smithville High School in 1950. She was always a proud Smithville Skibo and attended her high

school reunions each year. She met Wilbur Followell of Brown County, and they were married in Lawton, Oklahoma on April, 28th 1951 where he was stationed with the U.S. Army. Together they had 2 children: Dennis and Terri.

Lois loved the land she farmed with Wilbur and fondly retold stories of their time together.

stating that the closest she ever felt to God was when she was down in a bottom on the tractor.

by herself with nature all around her. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, and knitting and was

always up for an adventure or a midnight run to Wal-Mart with her grandkids for craft supplies!

She was also an avid sports fan and loved IU basketball which she enjoyed watching—and

yelling at!

She was a proud member of Brown County Triad and proudly visited shut-in residents for years.

She was very involved in her churches, Parkview Nazarene and Nashville Christian, where she

loved helping with VBS and Prime Time luncheons.

She spent her last 2 years living at Evergreen Village in Bloomington, Indiana where she made

lots of friends and will be sadly missed.

She is preceded in death by her sister, Gayle (Carlos) VanNostrand, her husband, Wilbur Followell, and her parents, Earl and Vesta Quillen.

Lois’ legacy is her family. She was a loving mother and “mammaw” to her kids, grandkids,and great-grandkids. She is survived by her children: Dennis (Lisa) Followell and Terri (Marc) Kirkham; her grandchildren: Brandon Kirkham, Stephanie (Levi) Gilbert, and McKenzie Followell; and her great-grandchildren: Rosemary, Emmanuel, Molly, and Zachariah Gilbert and her sister Brenda (Jack) Earnshaw.

A visitation will be held from 11AM-1PM, followed by a funeral service at 1PM on

Thursday, March 6th at Bond-Mitchell Funeral Home at 1682 State Road 135 North Nashville, IN 47448.