COLUMBUS
Mrs. Lois Irene “Tiny” (VanTyle) Aldred-Brooks, 87, of Columbus, born October 30, 1938 in Rising Sun, IN. Lois was a 1956 graduate of the Rising Sun High School. Lois was united in marriage on June 29, 1957 to James Edward Aldred. Lois was later united in marriage to James E. “Jim” Brooks on March 6, 1977 in Vevay. Lois was employed for the US Shoe Factory, from 1959-1961. Lois resided in the Mt. Sterling community before relocating to Grammer. She was a devoted homemaker who lovingly raised her children, treasured every moment spent with her family, and worked faithfully on the farm throughout her life, raising livestock and tending to fields of hay and grain with her husband. Lois was a member of the Bear Creek Baptist Church in Westport. She enjoyed sewing, bowling, horseback riding, and working puzzles, word search puzzles, as well as, watching NASCAR. Lois died on February 23, 2026, at Silver Oaks Health Campus. The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the wonderful staff and nurses at Silver Oaks Health Campus for their excellent care, especially, Cody and Scott.
Survivors: daughters and son, Marla Sue (Loren, Sr.) Lamson of Vevay, Anita Jill (Dennis Catterton) Sanders of North Vernon, Dennis (Debbie) Brooks of Elizabethtown, and Leta Brooks of North Vernon; son-in-law, Bob Hayes of Mt. Sterling; grandchildren, Marlena Townsend (Donovan), Angel Parr (James Michael), Loren Lamson, Jr. (Tiffany), Dorothy Weaver (Scott), Benjamin Lamson (Chalae), James Lamson, Douglas Sanders, Dustin Sanders, Alicia Lack (Shawn), Ashley Sanders, Jason Brooks (Emy), Jennifer Sahagun, and Kayla Brooks; several great-grandchildren; 3-great-great-grandchildren; sister, Doris Ann Shadday of Madison; brother, Lawrence Leslie (Shirley) VanTyle of Cleves, OH; sisters-in-law, Joann Baxter of Aurora, Kay Neal of Fernandina Beach, FL, and Mary Ann Haskell of Columbus; brother-in-law, Mason Uhlmansiek of Rising Sun; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Preceded in death by parents, Lawrence Earl and Mary Eliza (Sherman) VanTyle; husbands; daughter, Jama Lois (Aldred) Hayes; grandson, James Daniel Hayes; great-grandsons, Landon Michael and Lucas Scott Weaver; infant sister; brother, Elmer Nelson VanTyle; sisters, Lutha Mae Nieman, Mavis Carole Uhlmansiek and Florence Marie Peters.
Visitation: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., February 27, 2026, Haskell &Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry St., Vevay, IN. 47043 with Funeral to follow at 1:00 p.m.
Interment: Vevay Cemetery.
Memorials: American Heart Association or Silver Oaks Health Campus Activities Fund. www.haskellandmorrison.com
