Charlotte Louise (Brown) Van Bibber |
| Posted 2015-01-27 by Sharla |
| The White Mountain Independent, Show Low, Arizona ~ 01/27/2015 Charlotte Louise (Betty Brown) Van Bibber, 94, resident of Mountain View, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at Mountain View Healthcare due to complications from pneumonia. She was born May 7, 1920, in Chicago, Ill., to Melvin and Henrietta (Brand) Brown. Charlotte grew up in Springerville and attended high school in Chicago and received a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Arizona. In 1944 she graduated with the first class of nurses to obtain a master’s degree in nursing from the Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Charlotte went to southern Missouri to work at Burge Hospital, which later became Cox North in Springfield. While working there, she met a young soldier who was a patient at the Army’s O’Reilly Hospital, where Evangel University is now located. The young man, C.W. “Van” Van Bibber, became her husband May 24, 1947. They began their life together in Augusta, Ga., then moved to Peace Valley, Mo., to start a family. As the family grew they moved to Mountain View where Charlotte worked in the new Mountain View Memorial Hospital with Dr. Skaggs for five years. When the hospital closed she began working at West Plains Memorial in 1959. She worked in every area of the hospital and was director of nurses from 1962-1972. Charlotte retired in 1999 but never stopped nursing anyone in need. As an active member of the Mountain View Community, Charlotte was well known for her straight forward manner, her stamina and her kind and caring heart. She was always willing to help others and her compassion was evident as she cared for her patients not only with her hands, but with her heart. Charlotte was an active member of the Mountain View Garden Club and could often be seen with the Wednesday Weeders. She was a member of the VFW Women’s Auxiliary, American Nurses Association and took pride in being the Ombudsman for Aging Individuals. Mrs. “Van” was a mentor to all who knew her. The respect and admiration she received was well deserved, yet she remained very humble. She was preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Etta Brown, sister Meta Brown, brother Fred Brown and husband C.W. Van Bibber. Charlotte is survived by four sons, Lloyd (Marsha) Van Bibber, Walter (Trish) Van Bibber, Paul (Cathie) Van Bibber and Fred (Kathy) Van Bibber; nine grandchildren, Jim Van Bibber, Reba (Billy) Cole, Cindy (Kendrick) Hall, Adam Van Bibber, Clark (Stephanie) Van Bibber, Jessica (Derek) King, Chad Van Bibber, Ashley Van Bibber, Somer Van Bibber and Linsey Moore; six great grandchildren: Kaden, Chloe, Kiley, Kellen, Norah, Tuck and one more on the way. See Also: Find A Grave |
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