Lois was born on March 23rd, 1922 in Bolton.1 Lois' father was John Wilkinson and her mother was Lois Shuttleworth. Her maternal grandparents were Samuel Shuttleworth and Lois Pollitt. She had a brother and a sister, named Reginald and Joyce. She was the second oldest of the three children. She died due to a cardiac arrest, I(a) Myocardial Infarction, II. Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, at the age of 77 on May 16th, 1999 in Bolton.1