Lois Vanvactor:
CLASS OF 1972
Central High SchoolClass of 1972
St. louis, MO
Southern Missionary CollegeClass of 1985
Collegedale, TN
Mineral Area CollegeClass of 1978
Park hills, MO
St. Louis Junior AcademyClass of 1966
St. louis, MO
Adams Elementary SchoolClass of 1962
St. louis, MO
Lois's Story
I only went to Adams School for the one year. After that I went back to church school, and graduated from the 8th grade in 1965. High school was a number of places. First I went to the church school in creve coure, mo for one year. Next I spent 2 years in Sunnydale Academy, that is just out of Centralia, Mo.
During this time I had a boyfriend by the name of Greg Declue. I was quite taken with him and wanted to marry him. My dad put a stop to that. I recently got to see him and he looks good, and was happy to see him again. I hope that we can remain friends.
I returned to St Louis, Mo and went to Rosevelt High School from September through Feburary at which time I ran off and married someone by the name of Gene Williams, who I had met a couple of weeks earlier. He worked at the Chevy plant at that time. I then transferred to Central High School where I finished My Junior year. In the meantime I had two daughters that were 10 1/2 months apart. I managed to graduate in 1972.
From there it has been a series of moves around the State, and the country.
In 1976 I started college in Flatt River, Mo at Mineral Area College. While I was in college there I had my third and last daughter in 1978. After Several more moves around, I finally graduated college in Collegedale, Tennessee at Southern Adventist College with a BA in art and home economics, also could teach k-12. It was 1982 and at that time there were a lot of teachers comming out of college. I couldn't get a job right away. So I returned to the same college, and went to school to be a nurse. In 1985 I graduated and recieved a associate degree. I took my state boards in Nashville, Tennessee and passed them right away.
My dad at the same time had a heart attack, so I returned to Missouri to be near my parents since I didn't kno...Expand for more
w how long they be around. My first and only job i had, was in Mexico, Missouri, at Audrain Medical Center. I have worked there for 23 years. Due to multiple health problems, and back surgery I lost my job. I have gotten on disability.
In 1986 I divorced my First husband, and continued to attempt to raise 3 daughters by myself, which isn't easy.
In 1990 I remarried, to my current husband James Vanvactor, who himself had two children he was raising on his own. He at that time worked as an LPN on the same unit I did. He also is a paramedic and took call for the ER and would transfer patients to Columbia when needed. Also he volunteers as a firefighter with Little Dixie Fire Protection District. Right now all he does is take fire call.
All of the kids have families of their own. Let me list them-- Valeri, who has two boys, and newly divorced. Next is Holly, who has one daughter who is 20,and a set of triplets that are 3 years old. Two girls and a boy, and a stepson. Then there is Rhoda who has three of her own, plus a stepson. Next is Dawn who is a stepdaughter and no children, and a stepson, Alex who has one son.
So I now spend most of my time visiting grandchildren. Sewing, quilting, web surfing, and jewelry making. I particularly enjoy doing wire-wrapped jewelry.
I also am working on research for a book. Before my mother passed away, she told me about how some of her ancestors came to america. If I can't find any information about this person, it would make a good novel. So far I'm not having much success with it.
We are planning to move sometime to our farm in Montgomery County, Mo. At this time I am unsure when it will be. Right now we have to Clean up the mess, since the farmhouse that was there burned down about 3 years ago. It was my parent's home from 1978 to 1997.
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