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Thursday, September 10, 2026 at 11:35 AM

Lois E. Perea

Lois E. Perea
Lois Etta Perea, 76, died Nov. 11 at her home in Sparks, Nevada in the company of her family.

Lois was born April 28, 1943 in Maynard, Ark. to Walter Ryburn and Eva Mahala Ann Barnett.

During her childhood, her family moved to the Anderson, Calif. area, where in 1962 she met her husband, Robert Perea. They married in Reno on Feb. 23, 1963.

A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, Lois proudly spent most of her life as a homemaker.

Lois was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Robert.

She is survived by her sons Robert and Randy and daughter Sherry, grandsons Jeff Fenwick and Justin Miller; granddaughters Amber Mitchell and Sierra Perea; and great-grandson Forrest Mitchell all of the Reno area; and brothers James and Ron Barnett of Anderson, Calif. and Don Barnett of Tigard, Ore.; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. Dec. 7 at Faith Tabernacle Assembly in Redding, Calif.

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