Mary Elizabeth Richards

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/11/2017 - 10:58

Passed away December 22, 2014

Mary Elizabeth's son wrote:

Though she passed away on December 22, 2014, Mary was a graduate of Reesville High School's Class of 1941 and received her RN Degree from Bethesda School of Nursing, Cincinnati, OH in 1947 where she served jointly in the Cadet Nurse Corps from 1944-47. She completed her degree in Public Health Nursing from George Peabody College and mission studies at Scarritt College for Christian Workers, Nashville, TN. Following her training and start of nursing duties in Nashville, she was married on June 6, 1953, and moved to West Virginia where she and Marvan raised their family. There, Mary completed a 41-year nursing career that included, among others, public health nursing care in a number of counties and rural communities, duties as a Maternal and Infant Care Nurse, and, in her later career, the evaluation of nursing home care for the State of West Virginia.

Last Name in Nursing School: 
Richards
Email address: 
frame.jon@gmail.com
Relationship Status: 
Cadet Nurse
Volunteer: 
No
Deceased Cadet Nurse: 
Yes
Nursing School: 
Bethesda School of Nursing, Cincinnati, Ohio
Nursing School City: 
Cincinnati
Nursing School State: 
Ohio
Photo: 
Photo of Mary Elizabeth Richards
Graduation Year: 
1947