- Date Of Birth: April 19, 1935
- Date Of Death: May 15, 2019
- State: Colorado
Lois Jean (Butts) Pigford was born to James & Chinetta (Cole) Butts, April 19, 1935, in Idabel, Oklahoma, where she was raised as a farm girl, along with her older sister, Ruby Jewel (Butts) Jackson.
Lois graduated from Slater High School in 1953, and moved to Riverside, California with her parents to join family members who had migrated earlier to establish a new home. While in Riverside, Lois secured an associate’s degree in Business from Riverside Community College.
In the mid-1950s, Lois relocated to Denver, CO., to join her aunt, Versie Beatice Larkin, who was transferred to the city in the mid-1940s through her government career.
