Lois Mae McBurney, nee Smith, age 97, passed peacefully on Friday, January 8, 2016 at Sunny Hill Nursing Home in Joliet. She was a life-long resident of Manhattan and a member of the Manhattan United Methodist Church, and a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and a dear friend, Keith Clower. She was preceded in death by her parents Roy and Jessie (Mason) Smith, her husband Marvin, and one son Bruce. Memorial Services and Inurnment at Manhattan Center Cemetery will be held at a later date. Memorials in her name to Aids Research or The Manhattan United Methodist Church would be most appreciated. Forsythe Gould Funeral Home, 507 South State Street, Manhattan, IL 60442, (815) 478-3321, www.forsythegouldfh.com.