Avril Joyce Cook Wadsworth

1924-2011

Avril Joyce Cook Wadsworth's daugher writes: 

My mother, Avril Joyce Cook Wadsworth, began her nurses training at Baptist Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee. She then accepted the assignment as a Cadet nurse at Kennedy General in the same city. She had thought about going farther...wanted to serve in the Army overseas. However, the war was over by the time she had her R.N. degree, and she married a handsome soldier, Norman Milton Wadsworth. She was employed at Baptist Medical Center, supporting Norman (my dad) while he pursued his studies in optometry. The picture I am sharing was their engagement picture. She was very proud to serve as a Cadet!