Lois Lenz

Lois Elaine (Poldrack) Lenz was born on July 24th, 1941 in Taylor, Texas at Stromberg Clinic & Hospital, the daughter of Lucy and Charlie Poldrack.  She was baptized and confirmed in the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Taylor, Texas.  She received first communion on October 25, 1953.  On August 1, 1959 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church at Wuthrich Hill, she married Herman “Pee Wee” Lenz.  They were married for 43 years.

Lois lived in the Beyersville/Coupland, Texas communities growing up and attended Coupland School.  In 1959, she graduated from Taylor High School.  She worked at First Taylor National Bank as a proof operator through 1990.  In 1991, she went to work for Taylor Motor Company (now Covert, Hutto) as a clerk in the accounting and title office and remained there until mid 2020.

Lois went home to the Lord on Friday July 28th at the Viera Assisted Living in Corpus Christi, Texas, four days after celebrating her 82nd birthday.

Lois enjoyed going to church, reading the Bible and daily devotions, hanging out with her friends and playing games. She also enjoyed working in her yard, picking and shelling pecans from her trees, working with her pot plants, sewing and cooking.  She enjoyed making and eating all kinds of desserts. She was famous for her homemade Christmas Trash.

She loved to teach life lessons thru examples of everyday life.

Lois is survived by one son, Bradley Lenz of Corpus Christi, Texas, a grand dog Pressly, a brother Melvin Poldrack of Coupland, Texas and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death, by her husband, by her parents, her brother Leroy Poldrack, her sister-n-law Ruby Lee Poldrack, her sister-n-law LaNell Poldrack, her sister Corrine Haverland and her brother-n-law Edmond Haverland, her brother Rueben Poldrack and one niece.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Providence Funeral Home, with burial in the Taylor City Cemetery.

Visitation will be at Providence Funeral Home, 807 Carlos G Parker Blvd NW in Taylor, Texas 76574 on Monday August 7th at 5pm to 7pm.

Funeral Services will be at St. Paul Lutheran Church 401 West Seventh Street, Taylor, Texas 76574 on Tuesday August 8th at 10am. Officiating is Pastor George Qualley St. Paul Lutheran Church, Glenda Vanacek, organist.

Pall bearers will be: Larry Poldrack, Craig Smith, David Tidwell, Terry Poldrack, Hunter Poldrack and Doug Weiss. Honorary pall bearers will be: Denney Poldrack, Greg Haverland and Clay Haverland.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in memory of Lois Lenz to St. Paul Lutheran Church, or to Texas A&M Corpus Christi Foundation at 6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5741 Corpus Christi, Texas 78412