Obituaries

Avis Joyce Fleischmann (Schreiner)

Avis Joyce Fleischmann (Schreiner), 89, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2016, at Brownsville, Texas. Mrs. Fleischmann was born July 6, 1927 to Edward and Carried Schreiner (Morrow) in High Hill, Mo. Her main places of residence were Fulton, Missouri and Mercedes, Texas. She attended High Hill schools, Southwest Baptist College, and Jefferson Jr. College, where she received her Nurse's License in 1973. She retired after more than 20 years as a LPN at Fulton State Hospital. After retiring, one of her many volunteer activities was teaching ESL for the Baptist Mission Service Corps. She also ministered through Christian clowning. She was a faithful member of Jefferson Heights Baptist Church, Imperial, Missouri; First Baptist Church in Fulton, Missouri; First Baptist Church, Mercedes, Texas; and Weslaco, Texas. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She is survived by her brother, Mike Schreiner; her children, Donald Fleischmann, Jim Fleischmann, Mary (Fleischmann) Christian, Dan Fleischmann and Tracy, Betty (Fleischmann) Smith and Rick, Charlotte (Fleischmann) Huslage and Russ; her grandchildren, Frank, Barbara Lynn, Christopher, Daniel Jr., Bobbie, Al, James, Jovita, Christina, Paula, Jennifer, Steven; and numerous great- grandchildren. Mrs. Fleischmann was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Fleischmann Sr.; their infant son, Richard; her brothers, Herb and Charles Schreiner; and sister, Erma Lewis (Schreiner). Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Thursday, August 18, 2016, at Debo Funeral Home in Fulton, Mo. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 19, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Fulton, Mo. Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in High Hill, Mo. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Trevino Funeral Home, Brownsville, Texas, and Debo Funeral Home in Fulton, Mo.

Published August 17, 2016