Background
Hermes, Marjory Ruth was born on June 28, 1931 in Caldwell, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Truman Homer and Olive Ruth (Ridings) Brown.
Machine embroidery and arts educator
Hermes, Marjory Ruth was born on June 28, 1931 in Caldwell, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Truman Homer and Olive Ruth (Ridings) Brown.
Student, University Kansas, 1950. Student, Arkansas City Junior College, 1954.
Secretary, Maurer-Neuer Corporation, Arkansas City, Kansas, l954-56; secretary, Lesh, Bradley & Barrand, Lawrence, Kansas, l959-60; executive secretary, Houston Corporation, Wichita, Kansas, l956-57; manager, Indiana Insurance Company, Landstuhl, Federal Republic Germany, l960-62; secretary, U. Kansas, Lawrence, l962-63; photograph restorer, Herb's Studio, Lawrence, l977-78; partner, agent, Hayes-Richardson-Santee Inc., Lawrence, l978-83; instructor sewing and machine embroidery, Self & Bob's Bernina, Lawrence, l985-. Member Lawrence Insurance Board, l980-83.
Board directors United Way, Lawrence, 1981-1983. Host American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame, 1980-1982. Treasurer local political campaigns, 1984, 88.
Leader Therapeutic Horse Riding Instruction, Lawrence, 1992-1995. Volunteer Lawrence Senior Center, 1999-2001. Member National Machine Embroidery Instructors Association (board directors for North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota and Kansas 1987-1990), American Sewing Guild, American Business Women's Association (vice president Lawrence 1980-1981, president 1981-1982, Inner Circle award 1982, Woman of Year award 1984), Lawrence Chamber of Commerce (envoy 1978-1983).
Married Ogden S. Jones, Junior, December l7, l949 (divorced August l956). Married Richard Lawrence Hermes, July l8, l963 (deceased February 5, 2005). Children: Penelope, Peter, Deborah, Patricia, Pamela, Kristin.