Lois Arlene Cummins passed away peacefully on October 3, 2026. She was born in Newport, WA on June 24, 1937 to Gail William Martin and Hazel Jennie Martin (Andrus). She lived in the Elk area her entire life where she attended Deer Park and Riverside schools.

She graduated in 1956 from Riverside High School and married James Martin Cummins in July of 1956.

The Martin and Cummins families were very active in the Fertile Valley Grange where she joined in 1951. She were also active in the Washington Farm Bureau, the Elk Homemakers, Inland Grange and the Pend Oreille County Pomona Grange. She loved fairs and displayed her handiwork of embroidery and crochet at the Pend Oreille County Fair, NE Washington Fair, Wheatlands Community Fair and the Spokane County Interstate Fair. She worked at the Spokane Fair in the needlework and agriculture departments. Her true love in the later years was playing pinnocle at the Corbin Senior Center in Spokane. She learned to play cards at an early age and continued through the day she passed.

Lois was preceded in death by her parents-Gail and Hazel Martin and husband James M. Cummins. She is survived by her daughter, Sheryl Arlene Cummins (Dennis) of Elk and her son, James William Cummins (Grace) of Elk. Grandsons: David Rice (Kerry) of Spokane, James Robert Cummins (Christy) of Kalispell, Mt, Jared Cummins (Christine) of Wenatchee and Jacob Cummins (Danae) of Elk. 4 Great Grand daughters and 6 Great Grand sons.

A Funeral Service celebrating Lois’ life will be held at the Peaceful Valley Church (201 N. Allen Rd., Elk, WA) on Sunday October 18, 2026 at 1:00pm.