Obituary - Audrey Shouse

Audrey Arlene (Heiserman) Shouse

Audrey Arlene (Heiserman) Shouse, 85, of rural Rockville, Missouri died Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the Appleton City Manor due to natural causes. Arrangements are under direction of Hill & Son Funeral Home, El Dorado Springs, and services are scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 25, at the funeral home with Tony Reynolds officiating. Burial is planned in the Appleton City Cemetery. The family receives friends between 7:00 and 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at Hill & Son Funeral Home. Memorials either to the Appleton City Cemetery or Heartland Hospice are suggested.

Audrey was born at the family farm on September 27, 1928 daughter of Charlie Frank and Elsie Mae (Burton) Heiserman. She was the middle sibling of seven children. As a young girl, Audrey was baptized at Green Valley Methodist Church. She attended Elm Grove Grade School and completed two years at Rockville High School.

Audrey was united in marriage to Walter “Jack” Shouse on November 25, 1944 in Little Rock, Arkansas, where Jack was completing Army basic training. After serving in the army, they resided at the Shouse family farm near Taberville, Missouri for 47 years. To this union five children were born.

Audrey worked hard to provide family income with produce from the farm and timberland: milking cows, fish, wild game, and picking up thousands of pounds of pecans. She was employed at Mott’s Meat Locker, in manufacturing, as an Avon representative, and cooking for Ellett Hospital.

Audrey enjoyed the outdoors with her flower gardening, watching her hummingbirds and going to the mountains in Colorado. She also was an avid reader, crocheted and embroidered, making sure every grandchild had a special quilt. Audrey was loving mother and devoted herself to caring for her grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Jack, an infant daughter Ruby Phyllis, son Jim Shouse, granddaughter Kelly Pennington, great-grandchildren Jeffrey Pennington and Allison Shouse, siblings: Gilbert “Bud” Heiserman, Cora Lesmeister, Charles “Chuck” Heiserman, Josephine Hauschild, and Grace Belew. 

Survivors include her three daughters, Roxy Rotert (Gene) of Rockville, MO, Nancy Brown (Wayne) and Becky Browning (Leland) all of Appleton City, daughter-in-law Sherry Shouse of Rockville. One sister Myrna Tenholder (Don) Montrose, MO, nine grandchildren: Randy Rotert (Maria), Rusty Rotert (Chantel), Chris Rotert (Michelle), David Rotert (Kandi), Brandon Shouse (Cara), Lorrie Jenkins (Mike), Jeremy Brown (Tracy), Matthew Browning (Nikki), Heidi Braning (Tom); 16 great grandchildren: Nathan, Danielle, Myranda, Stephanie, Jack, Lilly, Callen, Aidan, Will, Austin, Justin, Makayla, Jackson, Travis, Becka and Kerri; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends to remember her.