Lois Ann Knowles

Bangor - Lois Ann (Alexander) Knowles, 88, died on November 7, 2026, at her home in Bangor. She was born on November 7, 1938, in Hudson, the daughter of Lee F. and Arlene E. (Davis) Alexander, Sr.

Lois graduated from Bangor High School, Class of 1957. She married Melvin Lewis Knowles on February 14, 1958, and they were happily married for 58 years until his death in 2016.

Lois worked as a secretary at Glenburn Elementary School for 31 years. She also kept the books for Melson Enterprises and the Cotton Cupboard Quit Shop. Lois attended the Glenburn Covenant Evangelical Church for over 60 years.

She and Melvin enjoyed square dancing with Le-Vi Rounders. Lois loved golfing, quilting, playing games, and traveling.

She was predeceased by her parents, all of her siblings, and multiple in-laws.

Lois is survived by her daughters, Evelyn M. Caruso and Lori-Ann Knowles, both of Bangor; grandson, Tyler O. Emery, and his partner, Samantha Goodson of Glenburn; sisters-in-law, June Wilson, Judy Brawn, and Julia Bean and her husband, Derwood; many nieces and nephews.

Special thanks to friends Laurie and Roger, Jane and Carrie, and the wonderful staff at St. Joseph's Hospice.

A celebration of Lois's life will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm on Thursday, November 19, 2026, at the Family Reception Center of Brookings-Smith, 163 Center St., Bangor. Interment will be private.

The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, you please remember Lois by donating to Sarah's House, 346 Main Road, Holden, Maine 04429, or the Glenburn Christian Fellowship Church, 911 Hudson Road, Glenburn, Maine 04401.