Obituary

The Obituary that appeared in the "Trinity Journal," the local newspaper in Weaverville:

Oral Jean Haws Jean Haws died on December 9, 2001 at the age of 78 after a 4-month battle with Leukemia. Mrs. Haws was born on January 23, 1923 in Isabel, SD. She was the third of 4 children. Mrs. Haws graduated from Newman Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Emporia, KS, as a Registered Nurse. She got her B.S. Degree from the College of Emporia. She served as a Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps during WWII and as a Navy Cadet Nurse after the War. She married Harold M. Haws on Sept. 11, 1948 in Newell, SD. They lived in Trinity County from 1950-1988, after which they retired to Mesa, Arizona. When her husband died in May of 2001, Mrs. Haws relocated to Salem, Oregon to live near her son, Harold, Jr. and his family. Mrs. Haws worked as a Registered Nurse for over 20 years at Trinity General Hospital and several years in Redding Hospitals. She was the Trinity County School Nurse from 1970-1984. Mrs. Haws was a member of First Baptist Church in Weaverville. Most recently she was a member of Bethany Baptist Church in Salem, OR. Mrs. Haws is survived by her brother Jack Rogers of Los Cruces, NM; her sister Janet Wilkinson of Tuxedo Park, NY; and her five children: Rea Mennenga (Clear Water, FL), Margo Posenjak (Friday Harbor, WA), Harold Haws, Jr. (Salem, OR), Shannon Nugent (Los Banos, CA), Trula Haws (Glendora, CA). She is also survived by 16 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. There will be a Memorial Service on Friday, December 14 at 2:00 PM at McDonald-Files Funeral Home in Weaverville. Memorial Contributions can be made the Missionary Fund at First Baptist Church in Weaverville.