Jolene Davidson Scriven

1933 - 2022

JOLENE DAVIDSON SCRIVEN
Born: January 8, 1933
Died: July 28, 2022
Jolene Davidson Scriven passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at Oak Crest Area Retirement Center.
She was born in Kirksville, Missouri, the second daughter of Jesse M. and Opal Davidson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald D. Scriven, and her sister, Helen Davidson See.
She is survived by her daughter, Suzanne (Rabbi Tuvia) Vinitsky of Chicago, five grandchildren, Sholom (Talia) Vinitsky, Dina Vinitsky, Nessia (Rabbi Tzvi) Shiff, Devorah (Shaul) Pinsky, and Dovid Vinitsky, in addition to four great-grandchildren. The Scrivens were residents of the DeKalb Area Retirement Center, Oak Crest, since 1999.
Jolene received academic degrees from Truman State University in Missouri and Northern Illinois University. After working for businesses in Kansas City and in Kirksville, Missouri, Jolene taught business courses at Truman State University and Lincoln University.
She joined the Northern Illinois University faculty in the College of Business in 1969, eventually becoming director of the College's doctoral program. Jolene's research was nationally recognized, and her doctoral dissertation was selected as the outstanding business education dissertation of the year. She served on numerous committees at NIU and was recognized for outstanding teaching. In addition, she served as the national president of Delta Pi Epsilon, the honorary business education fraternity and traveled frequently in this role. Jolene retired from the faculty in 1995.
Jolene was a member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in DeKalb. She and her husband, Donald, were charter members of the Shawnee Presbyterian Church in Kansas City and the Christ the King Presbyterian Church in Jefferson City, Missouri.
A Memorial Service will be held at a later date at Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center.
Interment will be at Highland Park Cemetery in Kirksville, Missouri.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Jolene D. Scriven Memorial Fund, addressed to the Scriven Family in care of Anderson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 605, 2011 South Fourth Street, DeKalb, IL 60115.
For information, visit www.AndersonFuneralHomeLtd.com or call 815-756-1022.