Lois Gwendolyn Medley, 85, of Stoutland, was born April 11, 1938, in Rock Island, Ill. to Estel Lee and Dorothy Albertha Vizard Harlow, and died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Osage Beach. She is survived by two daughters, Susan Medley of Stoutland, and Kathy Moats and her husband David of Bentonville, Ark.; three grandchildren; siblings and their spouses, Glenda and Gary Lange, Beth and Don Gilbraith, John Harlow, Doris Harlow, Mike and Patti Harlow, Susan and Butch Parker and Bill Harlow; brothers and sisters-in-law, Ron and Judith Medley, Don Medley and Marilyn Medley. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, at Stoutland Baptist Church. There will be a private burial at a later date at Stoutland Cemetery. Her body is to be cremated under the direction of Shadel’s Colonial Chapel of Lebanon. There is no scheduled visitation. Memorials have been suggested to Stoutland Baptist Church or Lake Regional Hospital. Donations can be left at or mailed to Shadel’s Colonial Chapel, P.O. Box 948 or 1001 N. Lynn, Lebanon, Mo. 65536.
