Her father was a self - employed trucker .
Lois DeBerry was born in Memphis , Tennessee , on May 5 , 1945 , the second of the five children of Samuel DeBerry and the former Mary Page .
Lois DeBerry 's father was a self - employed trucker .
Lois DeBerry was born in Memphis , Tennessee , on May 5 , 1945 , the second of the five children of Samuel DeBerry and the former Mary Page .