[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 9, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E46]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN MEMORY OF JAMES ROITER SCRIVNER

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                            HON. IKE SKELTON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 9, 2007

  Mr. SKELTON of Missouri. Madam Speaker, it is with deep sadness that 
I inform the House of the death of Mr. James (Jim) Roiter Scrivner of 
Versailles, MO.
  Mr. Scrivner was born in Stover, MO, on May 4, 1926, son of James 
Oscar and Adelia B. ``Della'' Roiter Scrivner. He graduated from Stover 
High School in 1943 and went on to serve his country in World War II 
with the United States Navy as a surgical technician. He came back to 
Missouri and attended Central Methodist College, graduating in 1949. In 
October 1950, he graduated as valedictorian from the Kansas City 
College of Mortuary Service in Kansas City, Kansas.
  Mr. Scrivner married Bertha M. ``Honey'' Guenther on September 3, 
1949. They were blessed with three wonderful daughters and two 
granddaughters.
  Mr. Scrivner and his wife established the Scrivner Funeral Home in 
Versailles in January of 1952 and opened additional funeral homes in 
Stover and Russellville. In 1984, Mr. Scrivner's daughter and son-in-
law became partners in the family business and in 2004 assumed full 
ownership from Jim and Honey.
  Along with his successful business, Mr. Scrivner was very active in 
his community and church. He served as mayor of Versailles from 1972-
1979. In 1972 he received the ``Certificate of Appreciation'' from the 
Missouri Municipal League and in 1981 was the recipient of an Economic 
Development Award from the Missouri Division of Commerce and Industrial 
Development. Mr. Scrivner was also very active with the Versailles 
Chamber of Commerce, the Morgan County Fair Board, the Versailles Lions 
Club, and local politics. For the last 10 years, he has served as a 
volunteer with the Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. In 
addition, Jim was a member of the Versailles United Methodist Church.
  Madam Speaker, James Roiter Scrivner was a valuable leader in his 
church and community and a very dear friend. I know the Members of the 
House will join me in extending heartfelt condolences to his family: 
his wife Honey; his three daughters, Mona, Sherry, and Jamie; and his 
two grandchildren.

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