E. Jane Skouby

Jane was born in Safe, MO to Lester and Juanita (Southard) Spurling. She attended St James High School. She loved to read and could always be found reading in her free time. She went to Nursing School at St. Louis City Hospital and became a Registered Nurse in 1962, as she always dreamed of being. On 27 Oct 1962, Jane Spurling and Clifford Skouby were married at the High Gate Baptist Church. Clifford continued his studies in Electrical Engineering and got a summer job at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach California, where their first son, Bevan Wayne, was born on 24 Aug 1963. Bevan lived life fast, learning to walk and talk ahead of schedule. Clifford and Jane returned to Rolla for Clifford to continue his engineering studies, and Jane worked at the Rolla Hospital as an RN. Family continued to grow with the addition of daughter, Denae Renene, 17 April 1965. God called Bevan home early in the fall of 1966. Jane started oil painting and was able to colorize several black and white pictures of the family and made a few oil paintings till life got too busy. Devin Clifford was born 13 Aug 1968. Everyone moved to St. Louis in the fall of 1972 when Clifford completed his Doctorate in Electrical Engineering and started working for McDonnell Douglas. Jane continued her Nursing career in St. Louis at Christian NW Hospital while continuing to help others when she could and taking care of her family. She was known to pick up shifts and cover for others when she could, including many holidays. Her family continued to grow with the addition of Derick Esmus 2 Dec 1974. Jane continued to give by taking in infant foster twins in 1975 while their parents needed help. The twins soon went back to their family, and Jane’s family continued to grow with the addition of Devonna Jane 14 July 1978. Life stayed busy with Jane helping with many family health and medical questions when needed and teaching us kids all the life skills we would need and a love of reading. There are people who chose a profession, and there are those that answer a calling. Years of providing nursing care means early starts and late nights, but thousands of patients went home safer because of her dedication. Jane retired from nursing in 1993 but not from helping people. After retiring from Nursing, Jane became a Missouri Real Estate Broker. She started a Property Management company, Scoby Realtors, before any others in the St. Louis Area. She built her business on her own, working long hours to help others manage their property and to help tenants find housing they could afford. She made many friends in the process, and many tenants became her friends and have been with her for many years/decades. She continued her love of knitting and one year knit sweaters for every grandchild for Christmas. Jane started porcelain painting around 1996, and for several years, Jane, Denae, and Devonna did porcelain painting. They traveled to different porcelain conventions and enjoyed time together and painting. Jane was the glue that held the family together. She taught us the value of God, family, and friends. Jane never stopped sharing herself and answering her calling to help others. She was loved by many and will always be in our hearts till we see her again. I am sure she is singing and enjoying her much-deserved rest, relaxation, and fun. Survivors include her loving husband, Dr Clifford Skouby, and 4 children, Denae Skouby, Devin Skouby (Mary Pat), Derick Skouby (Heather), and Devonna Vollintine (Bryan) along with 9 grandchildren (Thomas Skouby, Nora Skouby, Hadley Skouby, Gwen Skouby, Jensen Skouby, Eastlynn Skouby, Brietta Skouby, Caden Skouby, & Kellen Skouby), two brothers ( James & John Spurling), two Sisters (Mary Rinehart and Betty Hulet) and three sister in-law (Deanna Ridenhour, Della Ridenhour, and Debbie Prater. She was preceded in death by her son (Bevan Skouby), parents, sister (Stella Davis), and brother (Kenneth Spurling.) Memorial Gathering will be followed by a funeral service on Sat 20 Jun, 11 am, at High Gate Baptist Church in St. James, Missouri.

E. Jane Skouby

August 30, 1941 - April 28, 2026