Edna Matilda ROBISON

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Edna Matilda Robison. daughter of Matilda Amelia and Howard Sheridan Robison, was born on the family farm north of Scandia. April 17, 1900, and died October 19,1992, at Belleville Health Care Center, at the age of 92. She received early schooling at Pleasant Valley District 24 and graduated from Scandia High School. She earned a B.A. degree from Marymount College in Salina. She began her teaching career in 1919 and continued until her retirement in 1966, having completed 46 years. Her first assignments were rural schools, including District 88, where she taught 15 years. Fourteen years were spent in the Primary Department of Scandia Grade School, and the last four years of teaching were spent as a first grade teacher in the Belleville school system. She had resided in Scandia since 1939. She was a member of the United Brethren Church in Scandia until its closing, at which time she transferred to the United Methodist Church. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Republic County Retired Teachers Association, and Sorosis Study Club. - THE BELLEVILLE TELESCOPE, Thursday, October 22, 1992