Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Mavis Vanfossan Sharp, 67
Aug 21, 2008
Mavis (Vanfossan) Sharp, 67, formerly of Ava, death by her daughter, Connie Jean Taylor; her husband, Melvin Sharp; and her mother and father, Ima and Kermit Vanfossan.
A memorial service will be held Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. at the Wyatt Park Christian Church, in St. Joseph, Mo.
Contributions in her name can be made to Hospice of Anchorage, 500 W. International Airport Road, Ste C, Anchorage, Alaska, 99518.
John Joseph ‘Joe’ Dougherty, 76
Aug 28, 2008
Funeral services for John Joseph “Joe” Dougherty, 76, of Tecumseh, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Rose Chapel, Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Dougherty passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.
He retired from Mitchell-Cox Appliance Co., “Wichita’s Original Maytag Repairman.”
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Maude Snow; four brothers, Alva, Orville, Junior and Jay Pruiett; and one sister, Bertie Nelson.
Visitation with the family present was from 5 until 7 p.m. Friday and funeral services at 1 p.m., Saturday, both at Cochran Mortuary, Wichita, Kan.
Survivors include children, Cindy (David) Wolf, Terry (Carolyn) Snow, and Tracy (Kevin) McGarey, all of Wichita, and Kevin (Karyn) Snow, of Haysville, Kan.; a brother, Bruce (Helen) Snow, of Billings; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grand-children; and four great-great-grandchildren.
A memorial has been established with Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, 313 South Market, Wichita, Kan. 67202.
Laverne Hutchison, 85
Sep 11, 2008
Laverne Hutchison, daughter of Clarence Bishop and Daisy (King) Bishop, was passed away on Sept. 8, 2008, at Heart of the Ozarks Health Care Center, Ava, Mo., at the age of 85 years.
Laverne was a lifelong resident of Douglas County, Mo. On Dec. 30, 1941, Laverne and Hubert Hutchison were united in marriage and to this union four children were death by her parents; her husband; one brother, Walter Bishop; and two sisters, Opal Reed and Betty Hinman.
She is survived by four children, Carol Day and husband, Arnold, Mansfield, Mo., Anne Hutchison and Wilma Pointer, both of Mtn. Grove, Mo., and Larry Hutchison and wife, Tammy, Mansfield, Mo.; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and she was joyfully expecting her first great-great-grandchild this coming March of 2009; one sister, Pauline Winkler, Independence, Kan.; a half sister, Patsy Hinman, Fredonia, Kans.; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Services were Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m., at the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, with the Revs. J.W. O'Neal and Paul Welch officiating. Cemetery. Visitation was Tuesday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home. The family requests memorials to Gideons International.
Ruskin C. Norman, M.D.
Sep 25, 2008
Physician, visionary, businessman, cattleman, friend to many, grandfather, father and husband, Ruskin Curry Norman, M.D., has Born in the Ozarks, in Ava, Missouri, to Clyde E. Norman, a pharmacist and owner of the town’s Rexall Drug Store, and Effie Curry Norman, Rus had an exceptional education for the times. He attended high school and early college at the Kemper Military School, graduating in 1938. He then earned his B.S. degree in pharmacy from St. Louis College of Pharmacy, graduating first in his class. He then attended the University of Missouri Medical School for two years, where he placed second in his class. Rus completed medical school and received his M.D. from Northwestern University. After serving in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in Germany at the end of World War II, he returned to Chicago’s St. Luke’s Hospital for his radiology residency.
Lured by the warm weather and the beauty of the San Antonio River behind the Nix Hospital Building, Rus moved his family to San Antonio, Texas, in 1951. Through years of work, he enjoyed being a part of a dynamic radiology practice that attracted excellent radiologists to San Antonio. This group of physicians served the Nix Memorial Hospital, the Methodist Hospital, and St. Luke’s Hospital, and other outpatient facilities. Rus’s career spanned a period of time during which much new imaging technology was created. He enthusiastically embraced new developments such as CT scanning, mammography, and magnetic resonance imaging.
Over the course of his medical career, Rus was a participating member and contributor to many professional organizations, including the following: American Medical Association; Texas Medical Association; Bexar County Medical Society; American Roentgen Ray Society; Society of Nuclear Medicine, Southwestern Chapter -- Past President; Texas Radiological Society -- Past President; American College of Radiology -- Past Member, Executive Committee; American Health Care Association -- Medical Advisory Committee, Region VII Medical Advisory -- Chairman, National Medical Advisory Committee -- Chairman; Texas Nursing Home Association -- Liaison Representative to Nursing Homes and Aging Committee; Alamo Chapter Nursing Home Association; and Texas and State Professional Standards Review Organization. Rus’s record of community service is broad and significant. He served his community in the following roles and for the following community service organizations: Alamo Area Council of Governments Health Coordinating Committee; Camino Real Health Systems Agency Board of Directors; St. Luke’s Lutheran Hospital -- Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Board and Member; Baptist Health System -- Advisory Board of Trustees; Cancer Therapy and Research Center --Board of Governors and Lifetime Member; Southwest Texas Foundation for Cancer and Therapy Research Center -- Board of Trustees and Lifetime Member; Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital -- Core Cancer Advisory Committee; Humana Women’s Hospital Medical Advisory Board; University of Texas, San Antonio -- Member of the Development Board; St. Luke’s Health Ministries -- Member of the Board of Directors; San Antonio Children’s Foundation -- Executive Committee; Charity Ball Association; and South Texas Blood & Tissue Center Foundation – Co-Founder-Emeritus.
Following his father’s example, Rus loved raising registered Maine-Anjou and Angus cattle at Nor-Tex Farms. It was a highlight of his life when Rus’s bull won Maine-Anjou Bull Champion at the Denver National Western Show.
With dedicated employees and hard-working co-owners, Rus built two nursing homes in San Antonio, which operated under the name, “Normandy Terrace.” His goal was to treat the residents and their families with respect and provide them with a place for retirement of which they could be proud. Rus, a physician who understood business, was proud to be on the board of directors at Ilex Oncology, Inc. and at The Bank of San Antonio, which merged into Compass Bank, where he worked with their many outstanding executives and board members.
Rus and Karen’s extensive community contributions were recognized locally and nationally. Rus and Karen received the Humanitarian Award of the Bexar County Medical Society. Together, they also received the National Humanitarian Award from the National Jewish Medical & Research Center of Denver, Colorado.
In 2001 Rus and Karen received the Outstanding Philanthropist Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals. And in 2002 they received the Humanitarian Award from the National Conference of Community and Justice. Rus’s fundamental beliefs are reflected in the following passage: “Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.” (1 John 3:18) A wonderful husband and father, Rus will be dearly missed, although he and his inspiration will remain forever in the hearts of his family.
Rus is survived by his beloved family, his wife and soul mate, Karen, his four children and their spouses, Nancy Norman and Rob Robertson, Susan and Lon Smith, Jimmy and Alice Norman, and Kevin Kaase. Rus is also survived by his nine beloved grandchildren, Jenny and Will Holshouser, Robbie Robertson, Whitney Smith, Andrew Smith, Alex Smith, Shelby Smith, David and Rosie Norman, John Norman and his fianceé Valerie Russell, Eleanor Norman, one great-grandchild, James Ruskin Norman, and another great-grandchild expected in December. Rus is also survived by his sister, Laverne Norman Russell.
Rus’s first wife, Jean Young Norman, the mother of Nancy, Susan and Jimmy, interment service for the family followed at Sunset Memorial Park.
The family requests that memorials in honor of Rus be sent to the patients of the Ruskin C. Norman Radiation Therapy Unit at CTRC, the ThriveWell Cancer Foundation (P.O. Box 29331, San Antonio, Texas 78229), the Dr. Ruskin C. and Karen Norman Family Foundation Scholarships at Texas Lutheran University and at the University of Texas at San Antonio, or to the charity of your choice.
Arrangements were by Porter Loring, San Antonio, Texas.
