Mrs. Laster Laster, Lois M. Lois was a dedicated Christian, baptized at an early age at Saint Paul AME Church. She was the third of eight children, born to Gailton and Bertha Moore on March 22, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri, where she attended Waring Elementary and Vashon High School. Lois received a bachelorâs degree in home economics from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. Upon graduating, she interned at Cook County Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. She worked at Homer G. Phillips and St. Maryâs hospitals as a registered dietitian. Lois later worked at the University of Missouri-St. Louis Extension as a food and nutrition specialist, where she also retired.