Anna Lois (Feather) Hostetter

Anna Lois (Feather) Hostetter, resident of Homewood at Martinsburg, passed away Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022, after a brief illness.

Lois was born March 30, 1928, in Roaring Spring, daughter of the late J. Howard and Mary (Stoner) Feather. On July 28, 1951, she married J. Norman Hostetter of Clarence Center, N.Y.

She is survived by her husband, Norman, and son Jay of Albany, N.Y., and daughter Kim (Alex) Hagan of Cary, N.C .; six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Eugene and Harold, and two sisters, Arlene Martin and Eunice Hostetter.

Lois was a 1945 graduate of Morrison Cove High School and a 1951 graduate of Houghton College. She taught secondary English in both N.C. and N.Y. and then substituted and was a teacher’s aide. She enjoyed music, reading, sewing, and international and domestic travel. She taught Sunday School, sang in church choirs for many years, and also played the piano and organ in her local church in Clarence Center, N.Y. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Roaring Spring.

Prior to living at Homewood, Lois and Norm enjoyed many years of retirement in DeLand, Fla., where they were active members of First United Methodist Church, and also lived in Cary, N.C., and attended Edenton Street United Methodist Church.

The family would like to thank the staff and nurses at Homewood at Martinsburg, in the Assisted Lifestyle center and the Springfield skilled nursing center, for their excellent care.

Services will be held privately and at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Trinity United Methodist Church, Roaring Spring.

Arrangements by Stone Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc .; Woodbury, (www.stonefuneralhomewoodbury.com).