Lois Evelyn Schmidt, 88, of Springfield, MO, passed away peacefully on Fri, June 20, 2014 at 5:55 a.m. She was born on January 11, 1926 in Sedalia, MO. She attended grade school in Sedalia, and graduated from Smith Cotton High School in Sedalia in 1943. After high school, she graduated from Sedalia Business College, and then during World War 2, Lois worked for Quartermaster Depot in Kansas City, MO., and after the war was employed with the Federal Internal Revenue Service in Kansas City. Lois married her husband, Edward Schmidt, on August 15, 1948 at Unity Village, Kansas City, MO. Ed was attending Architectural School at the University of Kansas. Lois was preceded in death by her parents, Elton Bryan Bohon (passed away in a gas explosion in 1939) and Elsie Bohon (Leiter) (1980); and one brother Cecil Bryan Bohon in 2012. Lois is survived by her husband, Edward Wayne "Ed" Schmidt; a son, David Edward Schmidt and his wife Lisa, of Springfield, MO; granddaughters, Stephanie Mandrell and her husband Steven, and Leah Schmidt. Lois was fortunate enough to have lived to see her oldest granddaughter marry, and her youngest to graduate from Nursing School. She is also survived by her brother, Glenn Bohon of Deerfield Beach, FL., and many loved nieces and nephews. As a person who never knew a stranger, Lois had many friends who cared for her, and they knew she was their true friend. There will be a visitation on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. in Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home with funeral services following at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, 5201 S. Southwood Road, Springfield, MO. The family suggests memorial donations be made to Shriners Crippled Children at Abou Ben Adhem Temple, 601 St Louis St, Springfield, MO 65806 or to Unity Spiritual Center at 3233 S. Kauffman Rd., Springfield, MO 65807, or the charity of your choice. The family would like to give special thanks to Access Hospice Care.