Etta Mae Varns, age 93 of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of Butler, Missouri, died Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha. She was born December 4, 1919 to Ralph Marquis and Alma Hall Davis in St. Clair County, Missouri, a half mile down the road from the mile corner west of Appleton City. Etta Mae, one of six children, attended all 12 years of her schooling in Appleton City.
At the age of 14 she joined the Methodist Church and was a faithful member her entire life. On June 17, 1939 she married Charles Truman Varns and to this union two daughters were born. At the time of Truman’s death in 2007 they had been married 68 years. Her early married years were spent in the Appleton City area. Following the war the family moved to San Diego, California. She and Truman worked for General Dynamics until 1960 when Truman received a promotion and his work took them to Topeka , Kansas; Lawton, Oklahoma; back to San Diego, California; and finally to Butler, Missouri. She lived there until 2010 when she moved to Omaha, Nebraska to be closer to her daughter, Trudy. She loved to sew, crochet, knit, and work with leather, reading, crossword puzzles and participating in craft shows. She truly enjoyed her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Etta Mae is survived by her daughter Trudy Mock, and husband John of Omaha, Nebraska; six grandchildren: Suzanne Wiley and husband, Ron; Kristine Miller and husband, Brian; Tony Young and wife, Ana; Julie Misner and husband, Charles; Jennifer Mock; and Charles Thomas (Tom) Mock and wife, Kim. Sixteen great grandchildren; five great, great grandchildren; nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She was proceeded in death by her parents, husband, daughter, Pam McLeod, a grandchild, a great grandchild, and a great, great grandchild. Siblings: Jim Davis and wife, Antoinette; Glen Davis and wife, Pauline; Everett Davis and wife, Alice; Mary Norton and husband, Horace and Helen Trent and husband, S. Trent. Funeral services will be 11 am, visitaion is from 10 to 11 am at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel in Butler, Missouri. Burial, Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions to the Community Food Pantry, Trail of Memories, and the Ohio Street Methodist Church.
