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Class of 1940. She was laid to rest in Woodlawn Cemetery in Timpson, Texas.
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| Birth: |
Dec. 1, 1923
Mooringsport
Caddo Parish
Louisiana, USA |
| Death: |
Jun. 17, 2006
Beaumont
Jefferson County
Texas, USA |
Dr. Jarratt, of Beaumont, passed away Saturday at Collier Park Retirement Center.
She was born in the small town of Mooringsport, Louisiana, but the family moved to Timpson, Texas, where the six siblings (3 boys and 3 girls), grew up. Being the youngest of the six children had no adverse effects on Virginia's leadership abilities as evidenced by a myriad of advanced educational achievements and honors during her distinguished career in the field of nursing education. She also was an Ensign having served in the United States Navy.
Dr. Virginia Jarratt, past Dean of the College of Nursing and Professor of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, is a nationally acclaimed leader in nursing education. Her career has included clinical practice in medical-surgical nursing, administrative responsibilities as supervisor of medical-surgical and obstetrical nursing services, and over thirty years as a nursing educator.
She received her Diploma in Nursing from the John Sealy College of Nursing and earned advanced degrees from the University of Minnesota, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and the University of Texas at Austin. She was Dean of the College of Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences until her retirement in 1989. Prior to coming to the University of Arkansas, she served as Dean at Texas Christian University for over twelve years. After Virginia retired she moved to Nacogdoches Texas in 1989. She was an active citizen of the community for several years before moving to Beaumont, Texas in 2000. Declining health dictated her moving to a retirement home in 2002 where she resided until her passing in June 2006. Virginia was her own person until her demise. She clung to her independence until the very end and left this life without prolonged suffering or overburdening of those dear to her. The final act played out as she would have cast it. As her self-chosen theme song says, "I did it my way".
Survivors include her nephews, Dr. Jim Love and his wife Judy, B.J. Cadenhead and his wife Marina and Charles Cadenhead and his wife Sherry; nieces, Anne Pettit and her husband Bill and Linda Alexander and her husband Mike.
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Burial:
Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown. |
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Record added: Jun 21, 2006
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