Mildred Rose Pool Ryan

Dr. Mildred Rose Pool Ryan passed away December 22, 2007 at the age of 92 from congestive heart failure. She was born on July 9, 1915 in Fairfield, Iowa, the youngest of three children, to William Oscar and Madison Rouse Pool. The family moved to Wynnewood, Oklahoma in 1918. Mildred graduated from Wynnewood High School in 1932 as valedictorian. She attended Park College in Kansas City from 1932 to 1933 and the University of Oklahoma from 1934 to 1940 where she earned a Masters Degree in Science. From 1940 to 1943 she was a Professor of Biology at John Brown University in Arkansas. She then taught high school science at Tallahanee and Wynnewood. She enrolled in Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine as one of the first women to ever attend that medical school and graduated in 1948. She then did her residency and internship in Kansas City. Upon earning her Osteopathic License in 1950 she joined her two brothers and their wives, Gene (Dr. W. E. Pool) and Zella and Ellery (Dr. E. B. Pool) and Rita, in the family practice at the Pool Memorial Hospital in Lindsay. During her career she served as an Osteopath in Alex and Lindsay, Oklahoma and in Tuscon, Arizona during which time she delivered over 1,000 babies! Dr. Pool was honored as the Oklahoma Doctor of the Year in 1991 - the only female doctor to ever receive the award. She was a life member of the Oklahoma and National Osteopathic Associations. Dr. Pool was preceeded in death by her parents William Oscar and Madison Rouse Pool, her brothers Ellery (E. B.) and Gene (W. E.) and her husband Andrew Ryan. Dr. Pool is survived by her nephews and nieces including: Dr. William and Harriet Pool of Lindsay, Oklahoma and their daughters Laurie and husband David, Dawna and husband Dorris, Michelle and husband Jerry and Heather and their twelve grandchildren; Dr. Jobe and Jenna Dee Martin of Rockwall, Texas and their daughters Taryn and Mirren; Jake and Jane Pool of Lindsay, Oklahoma and their sons Gene, Russell and Daniel; William and Fran Pool of San Diego, California and their children; and step son Andrew Ryan of Tuscon, Arizona. She was a strong, intuitive woman who encouraged and inspired others with her wit, wisdom and straight forward advice. Her hobbies included knitting, crocheting, cooking and loving people. Graveside services will be held Sunday, December 23, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. at Green Hill Cemetery in Lindsay, Oklahoma. Dr. Martin will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction of B. G. Boydston Funeral Home in Lindsay, Oklahoma. The family wants to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation for those who cared for our Auntie Mildred, especially Glenda Cowden, Lola Mottinger, Rita Liberty, Joy Taylor, the Lindsay EMTs Eric and Zac, the Pauls Valley ER nurse Amanda and Dr. Robberson and Dr. Wescott and all her dear friends whom she considered her family. Sincerely, The Pool Family.

Mildred Rose Pool Ryan

July 9, 1915 - December 22, 2007

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