MARY MAUD HOSEA

DELTA -- Mary Maud Hosea, 73, of Delta died Saturday, Feb. 25, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born May 18, 1921, the daughter of Howard W. and Vadie Moore Bohnstedt. On Jan. 10, 1958, she married Norvell W. Hosea, who survives.

The Delta Elementary School Building, where she taught for 42 years, was named after her a year after her retirement in 1980. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Whitewater, the United Methodist Women, past matron of the Whitewater Chapter 174 Order of the Eastern Star, past district deputy of the Eastern Star and a 50-year member of the White Shrine of Jerusalem in Cape Girardeau.

She had been recognized as the outstanding educator in her district and was also recognized by the Missouri State Teachers Association as an outstanding educator in Missouri. Hosea was retired from the Missouri Principals Association and Missouri Teachers Association. She held a bachelor's degree in education from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, where an Eastern Star service will be at 7 p.m.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel with the Rev. Virgil Bunch officiating and the Rev. Arvil Huffman assisting. Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.