Ava Britton Traut, of Wilmington, died Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Davis Health Care.
She was born in Louisa, KY, December 7, 1920, the daughter of the late Warner Britton and Anna Myrtle Samples Britton. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert W. Traut.
She was raised in Vienna, WV where she graduated from Parkersburg High School. She entered into the Women’s Army Corps on August 1, 1944 and was honorably discharged in December 13, 1945.
She met and married her husband Robert while in the Army. They raised their family in Rockville, NY and while living there she started her own business, Sash Service Co., eventually retiring and moving to Wilmington.
Mrs. Traut was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, a former member and past president of the Cape Fear Garden Club, a volunteer at the New Hanover County Arboretum, and a Master Gardner.
She is survived by her son Thomas Traut and wife Carol of Greenwood, IN, daughter, Susan Traut Shepard and husband Andrew of Wilmington, NC, grandchildren; Amy C. Traut, Brian T. Traut, William A. Morris, and great grandchildren, Isabella Traut and Brody Traut, and a brother-in-law Beryl Cooper of Wilmington, NC. Special thanks to her caregivers and friends Geneta Williams, Elaine Chisholm, Myra Free, and Tonya Boulware.
Funeral services will be held at 2 PM , Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Grace United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service.
She was born in Louisa, KY, December 7, 1920, the daughter of the late Warner Britton and Anna Myrtle Samples Britton. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert W. Traut.
She was raised in Vienna, WV where she graduated from Parkersburg High School. She entered into the Women’s Army Corps on August 1, 1944 and was honorably discharged in December 13, 1945.
She met and married her husband Robert while in the Army. They raised their family in Rockville, NY and while living there she started her own business, Sash Service Co., eventually retiring and moving to Wilmington.
Mrs. Traut was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, a former member and past president of the Cape Fear Garden Club, a volunteer at the New Hanover County Arboretum, and a Master Gardner.
She is survived by her son Thomas Traut and wife Carol of Greenwood, IN, daughter, Susan Traut Shepard and husband Andrew of Wilmington, NC, grandchildren; Amy C. Traut, Brian T. Traut, William A. Morris, and great grandchildren, Isabella Traut and Brody Traut, and a brother-in-law Beryl Cooper of Wilmington, NC. Special thanks to her caregivers and friends Geneta Williams, Elaine Chisholm, Myra Free, and Tonya Boulware.
Funeral services will be held at 2 PM , Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Grace United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service.
Ava Britton Traut, of Wilmington, died Sunday, November 13, 2016 at Davis Health Care.
She was born in Louisa, KY, December 7, 1920, the daughter of the late Warner Britton and Anna Myrtle Samples Britton. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert W. Traut.
She was raised in Vienna, WV where she graduated from Parkersburg High School. She entered into the Women’s Army Corps on August 1, 1944 and was honorably discharged in December 13, 1945.
She met and married her husband Robert while in the Army. They raised their family in Rockville, NY and while living there she started her own business, Sash Service Co., eventually retiring and moving to Wilmington.
Mrs. Traut was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, a former member and past president of the Cape Fear Garden Club, a volunteer at the New Hanover County Arboretum, and a Master Gardner.
She is survived by her son Thomas Traut and wife Carol of Greenwood, IN, daughter, Susan Traut Shepard and husband Andrew of Wilmington, NC, grandchildren; Amy C. Traut, Brian T. Traut, William A. Morris, and great grandchildren, Isabella Traut and Brody Traut, and a brother-in-law Beryl Cooper of Wilmington, NC. Special thanks to her caregivers and friends Geneta Williams, Elaine Chisholm, Myra Free, and Tonya Boulware.
Funeral services will be held at 2 PM , Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Grace United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service.
She was born in Louisa, KY, December 7, 1920, the daughter of the late Warner Britton and Anna Myrtle Samples Britton. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert W. Traut.
She was raised in Vienna, WV where she graduated from Parkersburg High School. She entered into the Women’s Army Corps on August 1, 1944 and was honorably discharged in December 13, 1945.
She met and married her husband Robert while in the Army. They raised their family in Rockville, NY and while living there she started her own business, Sash Service Co., eventually retiring and moving to Wilmington.
Mrs. Traut was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, a former member and past president of the Cape Fear Garden Club, a volunteer at the New Hanover County Arboretum, and a Master Gardner.
She is survived by her son Thomas Traut and wife Carol of Greenwood, IN, daughter, Susan Traut Shepard and husband Andrew of Wilmington, NC, grandchildren; Amy C. Traut, Brian T. Traut, William A. Morris, and great grandchildren, Isabella Traut and Brody Traut, and a brother-in-law Beryl Cooper of Wilmington, NC. Special thanks to her caregivers and friends Geneta Williams, Elaine Chisholm, Myra Free, and Tonya Boulware.
Funeral services will be held at 2 PM , Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Grace United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service.
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