Nellie "Pearl" Wilson, 83, of Chetopa, died at 2:48 a.m., Saturday, January 9, 2010, at Chetopa Manor Nursing Home following a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born September 7, 1926, in Little Caney, Kansas, to Atron and Grace (Barnhart) Fuller. She grew up in Peru, Kansas, and graduated high school from there. Following high school graduation, she taught for a time in the Peru area.
On June 13, 1947, she and Lloyd Wilson were married in Coffeyville. After marriage, the couple moved to Tulsa where he was employed by American Airlines. When her husband was forced to stop working due to illness, she began working for American Airlines. In the 1960's, they moved to Caney where she was employed by Caney Valley National Bank and retired from there as Vice President following a number of years of service. For the past nine years, she had lived in Chetopa to be near family.
She was a member of the First Christian Church in Chetopa where she served as treasurer for a number of years, Chapter No. 112 of the Order of the Eastern Star in Coffeyville and later moved her membership to Chetopa, and the Ladies Auxiliary in Chetopa. She enjoyed crocheting, hand quilting, and playing bridge.
Survivors include:
One Daughter – Roberta Carter Chetopa, KS
Five Grandsons – Levi Lashbrook, Bill Carter, Benjamin Carter, Robert Carter and Donald Carter
Eight Great-Grandchildren
Two Brothers – Paul Fuller Collinsville, OK
Everett Fuller Longmont, CO
One Sister – Alice Cadwallader Rocky Ford, CO
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Wilson, on October 20, 1982; a daughter, Terry Lee Wilson, and a sister, Edna.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, 605 Locust, Chetopa, Kansas. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Niotaze, Kansas. Friends may call at the funeral home from 10:00 a.m., to 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society or Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Nellie "Pearl" Wilson, please visit our flower store.
She was born September 7, 1926, in Little Caney, Kansas, to Atron and Grace (Barnhart) Fuller. She grew up in Peru, Kansas, and graduated high school from there. Following high school graduation, she taught for a time in the Peru area.
On June 13, 1947, she and Lloyd Wilson were married in Coffeyville. After marriage, the couple moved to Tulsa where he was employed by American Airlines. When her husband was forced to stop working due to illness, she began working for American Airlines. In the 1960's, they moved to Caney where she was employed by Caney Valley National Bank and retired from there as Vice President following a number of years of service. For the past nine years, she had lived in Chetopa to be near family.
She was a member of the First Christian Church in Chetopa where she served as treasurer for a number of years, Chapter No. 112 of the Order of the Eastern Star in Coffeyville and later moved her membership to Chetopa, and the Ladies Auxiliary in Chetopa. She enjoyed crocheting, hand quilting, and playing bridge.
Survivors include:
One Daughter – Roberta Carter Chetopa, KS
Five Grandsons – Levi Lashbrook, Bill Carter, Benjamin Carter, Robert Carter and Donald Carter
Eight Great-Grandchildren
Two Brothers – Paul Fuller Collinsville, OK
Everett Fuller Longmont, CO
One Sister – Alice Cadwallader Rocky Ford, CO
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Wilson, on October 20, 1982; a daughter, Terry Lee Wilson, and a sister, Edna.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, 605 Locust, Chetopa, Kansas. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Niotaze, Kansas. Friends may call at the funeral home from 10:00 a.m., to 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday.
Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society or Chetopa Manor Nursing Home. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Nellie "Pearl" Wilson, please visit our flower store.
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