Eva Jantz
Obituary
Eva May Jantz, 86, formerly of Butler,
Missouri, died Nov. 25, 2016, at University Village Skilled Nursing
Facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born June 4, 1930, to Albert and
Katie Pritchett née Marriott in Hutchinson.
Eva grew up in Mount Hope and graduated
from Mount Hope High School in 1948. She graduated from Halstead
Hospital School of Nursing in 1952. Eva and Don were married on Aug.
13, 1955, at First Baptist Church in Newton. Eva graduated from Moody
Bible Institute in 1957.
She worked at Bates County Memorial
Hospital from 1958 to 1966. She worked as Director of Nurses at
Countryside Nursing Home (Medicalodge) for 12 and a half years from
1966 to 1981. She took a three year sabbatical from Countryside and
worked as a school nurse for the Butler School District from 1973 to
1976. Over the years, she worked at many institutions in Kansas City,
Butler, Nevada and Appleton City, Missouri.
She had a deep love for Jesus Christ
and dedicated many hours of service to the church in leading music,
teaching Sunday School, Training Union and Vacation Bible School,
spearheading National Day of Prayer observances and being a sponsor
for Youth For Christ club and a counselor and camp nurse at Youth For
Christ camps.
Eva is survived by her husband of 61
years, Donald of Tulsa; three sons, Bob and wife Min and son Mark,
Bill and wife Kathy and son Michael of Tulsa, and Jim of Columbia,
Missouri; two sisters, Ruth Megli of Newton and Mary Barker of
Topeka; and numerous nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces.
She is preceded in death by her parents
and two brothers, Robert Pritchett and Harold Pritchett.
Funeral services for Eva Jantz will be
10 a.m. Friday (Dec. 2, 2016) at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel
(660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri. Visitation will be 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Thursday (Dec. 1, 2016) at Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial will be in Oak
Hill Cemetery, Butler.
Contributions can be made to National
Day of Prayer or Calvary Baptist Church, Butler, Missouri. Online
condolences may be sent to www.schowengerdtchapel.com.
