SHREVEPORT, LA -- Elizabeth W. Raish, a Registered Nurse, an American Airline Stewardess, and a friend magnet, died August 17, 2010 at 98 years of age.
A resident of Shreveport for 12 years, Elizabeth was born on Robert E. Lee Day 1912 in South Carolina. Imbued with a love of homeland and fiercely loyal to family, Elizabeth also possessed a courageously adventuresome spirit. She left the life of the farm to train as a nurse. After several years in hospital nursing, she left South Carolina in 1936. With the rule that flight attendants could not be married, Elizabeth retired her wings to be wife of the Continental Airlines El Paso station manager Donald R. Raish in 1940. Airline moves to Denver, San Antonio and back to El Paso ended with Don's ordination as an Episcopal priest. They then began to move as a clergy couple to four cities in Texas; and she became the Episcopal Church confirmation class instructor for the rest of her life.
Predeceased by Don, her parents, and 8 of her 11 siblings, Elizabeth is survived by her sister Frances Smith of North Carolina, brothers Abbot Woodham and Mac Woodham of South Carolina, sons Donald, Jr. (wife Fairley) of Santa Fe and John (wife Peggy) of Shreveport. Her grandchildren are Thomas Paule (wife Rosella) of Belgium, Whitney (husband Chris) Kane of Albuquerque, Charles (fiancee Carolyn) Raish of Colorado, Andrew Raish of Houston and Peter Raish of LSU.
After her sons were married and settled in California and Colorado, Elizabeth briefly returned to nursing and then found her next vocation as a parents' vacation relief nanny. Although her grandchildren lived far away in their early years, they came to know Mimi as the one who called good events "supa dupa" and to remark about all home meals with the rhetorical prompting, "Isn't this just divine?" About this time she became much more interested in current events and all things political. With a mind like a steel trap, she held on to facts and made connections to bolster her arguments. She read voraciously until, with eyesight failing, she switched to Books on Tape. At 72 she received an inheritance from her brother Cooper and began to travel where AA did not fly. She was able to see how blessed we are in the USA as compared (no offense) to the British Isles, Scandinavia, Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and the Far East. An expression of her determination to complete all activities is shown by her touring China four weeks after her first hip replacement. In addition to her serious commitments to child care and travel, Elizabeth became a Kiwi member in Denver. This organization of former AA Flight Attendants gave her the opportunity to tell her stories to a completely new set of friends. For the past 9 years Elizabeth was committed to ensuring that everyone at The Glen Retirement System knew each other. Going from points A to B at The Glen with Elizabeth could be a very slow process as the conversations added up. She was particularly keen to discuss politics, unyieldingly. But she still was able to reconcile on such "minor issues" and be characterized as, "a person with whom you could totally disagree but who would still be your friend."
To honor Elizabeth's feisty and fulfilling life and in lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to St. Mark's Cathedral, Shreveport or The Glen Retirement System, Shreveport (marked for the Training and Development Program). Services for Elizabeth will be at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 908 Rutherford St., Shreveport on Saturday, August 28th at 11am. Her ashes will be interred in the Cathedral Columbarium immediately following.
Published in The Shreveport Times - Friday, August 27, 2010
A resident of Shreveport for 12 years, Elizabeth was born on Robert E. Lee Day 1912 in South Carolina. Imbued with a love of homeland and fiercely loyal to family, Elizabeth also possessed a courageously adventuresome spirit. She left the life of the farm to train as a nurse. After several years in hospital nursing, she left South Carolina in 1936. With the rule that flight attendants could not be married, Elizabeth retired her wings to be wife of the Continental Airlines El Paso station manager Donald R. Raish in 1940. Airline moves to Denver, San Antonio and back to El Paso ended with Don's ordination as an Episcopal priest. They then began to move as a clergy couple to four cities in Texas; and she became the Episcopal Church confirmation class instructor for the rest of her life.
Predeceased by Don, her parents, and 8 of her 11 siblings, Elizabeth is survived by her sister Frances Smith of North Carolina, brothers Abbot Woodham and Mac Woodham of South Carolina, sons Donald, Jr. (wife Fairley) of Santa Fe and John (wife Peggy) of Shreveport. Her grandchildren are Thomas Paule (wife Rosella) of Belgium, Whitney (husband Chris) Kane of Albuquerque, Charles (fiancee Carolyn) Raish of Colorado, Andrew Raish of Houston and Peter Raish of LSU.
After her sons were married and settled in California and Colorado, Elizabeth briefly returned to nursing and then found her next vocation as a parents' vacation relief nanny. Although her grandchildren lived far away in their early years, they came to know Mimi as the one who called good events "supa dupa" and to remark about all home meals with the rhetorical prompting, "Isn't this just divine?" About this time she became much more interested in current events and all things political. With a mind like a steel trap, she held on to facts and made connections to bolster her arguments. She read voraciously until, with eyesight failing, she switched to Books on Tape. At 72 she received an inheritance from her brother Cooper and began to travel where AA did not fly. She was able to see how blessed we are in the USA as compared (no offense) to the British Isles, Scandinavia, Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and the Far East. An expression of her determination to complete all activities is shown by her touring China four weeks after her first hip replacement. In addition to her serious commitments to child care and travel, Elizabeth became a Kiwi member in Denver. This organization of former AA Flight Attendants gave her the opportunity to tell her stories to a completely new set of friends. For the past 9 years Elizabeth was committed to ensuring that everyone at The Glen Retirement System knew each other. Going from points A to B at The Glen with Elizabeth could be a very slow process as the conversations added up. She was particularly keen to discuss politics, unyieldingly. But she still was able to reconcile on such "minor issues" and be characterized as, "a person with whom you could totally disagree but who would still be your friend."
To honor Elizabeth's feisty and fulfilling life and in lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to St. Mark's Cathedral, Shreveport or The Glen Retirement System, Shreveport (marked for the Training and Development Program). Services for Elizabeth will be at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 908 Rutherford St., Shreveport on Saturday, August 28th at 11am. Her ashes will be interred in the Cathedral Columbarium immediately following.
Published in The Shreveport Times - Friday, August 27, 2010
SHREVEPORT, LA -- Elizabeth W. Raish, a Registered Nurse, an American Airline Stewardess, and a friend magnet, died August 17, 2010 at 98 years of age.
A resident of Shreveport for 12 years, Elizabeth was born on Robert E. Lee Day 1912 in South Carolina. Imbued with a love of homeland and fiercely loyal to family, Elizabeth also possessed a courageously adventuresome spirit. She left the life of the farm to train as a nurse. After several years in hospital nursing, she left South Carolina in 1936. With the rule that flight attendants could not be married, Elizabeth retired her wings to be wife of the Continental Airlines El Paso station manager Donald R. Raish in 1940. Airline moves to Denver, San Antonio and back to El Paso ended with Don's ordination as an Episcopal priest. They then began to move as a clergy couple to four cities in Texas; and she became the Episcopal Church confirmation class instructor for the rest of her life.
Predeceased by Don, her parents, and 8 of her 11 siblings, Elizabeth is survived by her sister Frances Smith of North Carolina, brothers Abbot Woodham and Mac Woodham of South Carolina, sons Donald, Jr. (wife Fairley) of Santa Fe and John (wife Peggy) of Shreveport. Her grandchildren are Thomas Paule (wife Rosella) of Belgium, Whitney (husband Chris) Kane of Albuquerque, Charles (fiancee Carolyn) Raish of Colorado, Andrew Raish of Houston and Peter Raish of LSU.
After her sons were married and settled in California and Colorado, Elizabeth briefly returned to nursing and then found her next vocation as a parents' vacation relief nanny. Although her grandchildren lived far away in their early years, they came to know Mimi as the one who called good events "supa dupa" and to remark about all home meals with the rhetorical prompting, "Isn't this just divine?" About this time she became much more interested in current events and all things political. With a mind like a steel trap, she held on to facts and made connections to bolster her arguments. She read voraciously until, with eyesight failing, she switched to Books on Tape. At 72 she received an inheritance from her brother Cooper and began to travel where AA did not fly. She was able to see how blessed we are in the USA as compared (no offense) to the British Isles, Scandinavia, Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and the Far East. An expression of her determination to complete all activities is shown by her touring China four weeks after her first hip replacement. In addition to her serious commitments to child care and travel, Elizabeth became a Kiwi member in Denver. This organization of former AA Flight Attendants gave her the opportunity to tell her stories to a completely new set of friends. For the past 9 years Elizabeth was committed to ensuring that everyone at The Glen Retirement System knew each other. Going from points A to B at The Glen with Elizabeth could be a very slow process as the conversations added up. She was particularly keen to discuss politics, unyieldingly. But she still was able to reconcile on such "minor issues" and be characterized as, "a person with whom you could totally disagree but who would still be your friend."
To honor Elizabeth's feisty and fulfilling life and in lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to St. Mark's Cathedral, Shreveport or The Glen Retirement System, Shreveport (marked for the Training and Development Program). Services for Elizabeth will be at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 908 Rutherford St., Shreveport on Saturday, August 28th at 11am. Her ashes will be interred in the Cathedral Columbarium immediately following.
Published in The Shreveport Times - Friday, August 27, 2010
A resident of Shreveport for 12 years, Elizabeth was born on Robert E. Lee Day 1912 in South Carolina. Imbued with a love of homeland and fiercely loyal to family, Elizabeth also possessed a courageously adventuresome spirit. She left the life of the farm to train as a nurse. After several years in hospital nursing, she left South Carolina in 1936. With the rule that flight attendants could not be married, Elizabeth retired her wings to be wife of the Continental Airlines El Paso station manager Donald R. Raish in 1940. Airline moves to Denver, San Antonio and back to El Paso ended with Don's ordination as an Episcopal priest. They then began to move as a clergy couple to four cities in Texas; and she became the Episcopal Church confirmation class instructor for the rest of her life.
Predeceased by Don, her parents, and 8 of her 11 siblings, Elizabeth is survived by her sister Frances Smith of North Carolina, brothers Abbot Woodham and Mac Woodham of South Carolina, sons Donald, Jr. (wife Fairley) of Santa Fe and John (wife Peggy) of Shreveport. Her grandchildren are Thomas Paule (wife Rosella) of Belgium, Whitney (husband Chris) Kane of Albuquerque, Charles (fiancee Carolyn) Raish of Colorado, Andrew Raish of Houston and Peter Raish of LSU.
After her sons were married and settled in California and Colorado, Elizabeth briefly returned to nursing and then found her next vocation as a parents' vacation relief nanny. Although her grandchildren lived far away in their early years, they came to know Mimi as the one who called good events "supa dupa" and to remark about all home meals with the rhetorical prompting, "Isn't this just divine?" About this time she became much more interested in current events and all things political. With a mind like a steel trap, she held on to facts and made connections to bolster her arguments. She read voraciously until, with eyesight failing, she switched to Books on Tape. At 72 she received an inheritance from her brother Cooper and began to travel where AA did not fly. She was able to see how blessed we are in the USA as compared (no offense) to the British Isles, Scandinavia, Europe, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and the Far East. An expression of her determination to complete all activities is shown by her touring China four weeks after her first hip replacement. In addition to her serious commitments to child care and travel, Elizabeth became a Kiwi member in Denver. This organization of former AA Flight Attendants gave her the opportunity to tell her stories to a completely new set of friends. For the past 9 years Elizabeth was committed to ensuring that everyone at The Glen Retirement System knew each other. Going from points A to B at The Glen with Elizabeth could be a very slow process as the conversations added up. She was particularly keen to discuss politics, unyieldingly. But she still was able to reconcile on such "minor issues" and be characterized as, "a person with whom you could totally disagree but who would still be your friend."
To honor Elizabeth's feisty and fulfilling life and in lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to St. Mark's Cathedral, Shreveport or The Glen Retirement System, Shreveport (marked for the Training and Development Program). Services for Elizabeth will be at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 908 Rutherford St., Shreveport on Saturday, August 28th at 11am. Her ashes will be interred in the Cathedral Columbarium immediately following.
Published in The Shreveport Times - Friday, August 27, 2010
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