Biography: Jane Starke Curtis Texter died June 2, 2011. She was born in Richmond, Virginia to Phyllis Morrison Curtis Longmore and Thomas Starke Curtis. She graduated from Fairfax Hall School in Waynesboro, Virginia. She received a Bachelor?s of Arts Degree in English from the University of North Carolina and was a lifetime member of Chi Omega Epsilon Chapter. She attended Katherine Gibbs School in New York City, New York. She enjoyed extensive foreign travel to England, Ireland, Scotland, Austria, France, Italy, Germany and China. She was a dedicated hospital volunteer for over 60 years and was very generous with her time to UAMS Medical Center Auxiliary, Doctors Hospital Auxiliary, Southwest Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary, Scott & White Clinic Auxiliary in Temple, Texas and Passavant Memorial Auxiliary in Chicago, Illinois. She was very active in the Arkansas Hospital Association and served in many positions on the State Board of Directors of AHAA. She received The Clara Barton Honor Award for Meritorious Volunteer Service and The Chairman Award for Outstanding and Dedicated Service from the American Red Cross. She was a member of DAR. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, E. Clinton Texter, Jr. M.D., whom she married February 19, 1949 st Saint Albans United States Naval Hospital in Long Island, New York; and her daughter, Patricia Ann Texter Hardage. She is survived by her two daughters, Catherine Texter Baker and husband Everett John Baker, Jr., and Phyllis Cardew Texter; her grandchildren, Elizabeth Starke Baker and Everett John Baker, III; and her son-in-law, A. Carter Hardage. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 9. 2011 at St. Mark?s Episcopal Church, 1000 North Mississippi, Little Rock. Arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Jane Texter Scholarship Fund at UAMS Medical Center Auxiliary, 4301 W. Markham, #527, Little Rock, AR 72205.
A competent person who is part of my book "My journey through life with God as my Guide".I recommend the mentioned book who were helped by Jane in her excellent volunteer activities.