Ruth Sparks Mossman

Ruth Sparks Mossman Ruth Sparks Mossman, age 99, wife, mother, business professional, teacher and community volunteer passed away September 25, 2009 in Cottonwood, AZ. She was born in Summitville, Indiana, June 3, 1910 between siblings, Don and Helen. Ruth attended Butler University in Indianapolis, and Ohio State University where she was president of Alpha Chi Omega, and graduated in 1932 with a business degree. She received an MBA from Northwestern in 1944 and three years later, became the first woman in Indiana history to become a CPA. She taught business in high school and college followed by a career working for two prestigious accounting firms. She married Frank H. Mossman in 1939. They lived in cities coast to coast, traveled the world, but for 48 years East Lansing, MI and Michigan State University were considered home base where Frank was a nationally recognized professor of transportation. Ruth was a devout member of the Episcopal Church and was a willing volunteer. She and Frank, were accomplished bridge and golf players until Frank's death in 2004. Ruth is survived by daughters, Linda Gloss, Sedona, AZ and Helen Battista, Memphis, TN; grandsons, Michael and Rocky Battista; brother-in-law, John E. Edwards, Salt Lake City, UT; nephew, John S. Edwards, Evelyn, Sandy, UT; and niece, Jane H. Edwards, Tarrytown, NY.