Lois Pickett is a local gossip and a friend of Beula Harridene. Lois has two children, Nancy and Bobby. Lois is an unpleasant and unhygienic woman who judges and attacks others for their private behavior but has many disgusting habits which she indulges in in secret. For instance, she is known in the town for picking her skin spots, a tendency which is reflect in her last name, Pickett. Lois cleans for Irma Almanac, but is lazy and thoughtless about Irma’s arthritis—Lois treats Irma quite roughly, which causes her pain.