Ava Hamilton Schaefer Obituary

Ava Dean Hamilton Schaefer was born in Ft. Smith, Arkansas to James and Elizabeth Hamilton. She died July 25, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Avie moved from Arkansas to Kansas City to attend the Kansas City Art Institute, and she met and married William Goerman Schaefer in 1938. They were married 63 years. Avie loved life and loved people and had a way of making people feel good wherever she went. She was a member of St. Andrew's Church in Kansas City and served on the Altar Guild, and was a member of the St. Luke's Hospital Auxiliary. In 2002, she moved to Colorado Springs to be closer to family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, and by a great-grandson, Will Gallion. She leaves a son, William Schaefer, of Washington D.C. and his wife, Sharon; a daughter, Sallie Ross, of Colorado Springs, and her husband, Ken. A sister, Betty Little, of Skiatook, OK, and brother-in-law, Bob Schaefer, of Muskogee, OK. Four grandchildren: James Schaefer of Lawrence, KS, Kristen Schaefer of Washington, D.C. and her husband, Tad, Mark Ross and Will Ross of Colorado Springs, CO, and two great granddaughters: Emma Gallion and Claire Gallion. The family requests that contributions be made to the Heart Institute at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO. Services will be held in Kansas City at a later date.