R. Ann England

RICHMOND, Ind. – R. Ann England, age 80, of Richmond, died Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Reid Health. Born July 25, 1936, in Richmond, Indiana, to Don and Reba (Hasemeier) McBride, Ann lived most of her life in Richmond. She was a 1954 graduate of Richmond High School. Ann graduated from Indiana State University in 1958 and received her master’s degree in teaching from Ball State University in 1968. She began her career in 1958 as a language arts and math teacher at Vaile Elementary School before moving to Poway, California to teach. She there met her husband of 55 years, Vance. They moved their growing family back to Richmond in 1967 where Ann taught at Hibberd Junior High, Joseph Moore Elementary, Westview Elementary, and Hibberd Middle School before becoming principal of C.R. Richardson Elementary in 1991. Devoting over four decades of her life to Richmond’s schoolchildren, she was Director of Human Resources with Richmond Community Schools 1997 to 2001 before retiring. Ann earned the Richmond’s Teacher of the Year award in 1988 and was finalist for Indiana Teacher of the Year in 1989. Ann was presenter at the Annual Principals’ Conference in 1993, Council of Chief State School Officers in 1994 to 1996 for Standards for Administration, candidate for State Superintendent of Public Education in 1995, and the Democratic nomination for Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1996. Ann served on education Standards Boards at state and national levels. Ann was active in the community with the Recreation Department in various sports, Block R, Greater Richmond Progress Committee, Richmond Speakers Bureau, Girls’ Inc., and the local political arena. She enjoyed being a foster parent and a host for visiting Japanese education leaders at Earlham. Ann was a former member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She served on the Richmond Police Merit Commission and was active in the Richmond Music Boosters, member of the Retired Teachers Association, and the Class of ’54 Richmond High School reunions. She was awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash from Governor O’Bannon in 1999 and the Bell Ringer Award by Suellen Reed in 2001. Ann was blessed with a very large close family. With her husband, Vance they have daughter, Melissa and husband, Peter Bushunow of Pittsford, New York and their children, Sergei, Alexei, Vasilii and wife, Alyssa, Symeon, and Dimitri; son, Jeff England and wife, René Alexander of Maniago, Italy, and their sons, Owen and Tate England; son, Scott England of Las Vegas, Nevada; sister, Pat Bosell of California; brother, Patrick Mehlman of Washington, D.C.; nephew, T.L. Bosell and wife, Gay, and their daughters, Eva and Kinsey; nephew, Casey Bosell and wife, Alisa, and their daughters, Megan, Sydney, and Amy; nephew, Kip and wife, Stephanie (both deceased) and son, Andrew; niece, Kim Bosell and family, Kelsey, Natalie, and Kip; and cousin, Nancy Hazelbaker. She will be missed by many more relatives and close friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and infant sister, Patty Jo. Visitation for R. Ann England will be from 2:30 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, October 31, 2016, at Doan & Mills Funeral Home, 790 National Road West, Richmond. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at Doan & Mills Funeral Home with Rev. Ted Chalk officiating. Burial will be in Earlham Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to: Girls Inc. of Wayne County, P.O. Box 43, Richmond, IN 47375; Richmond Art Museum, P.O. Box 816, Richmond, IN 47375; or Civic Hall Performing Arts Center, 380 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond, IN 47374. Condolences may be sent to the family via the guest book at www.doanmillsfuneralhome.com.

R. Ann England

July 25, 1936 - October 27, 2016