Nellie L Countryman

1913 - 1998  (84 years)

• Name	Nellie L Countryman
  Born	20 Aug 1913	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	5 Jun 1998	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3036	Rossville
  Last Modified	25 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Dewey R Countryman,   b. 20 Apr 1875,   d. 26 Apr 1942  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Florence Dell Higgins Countryman,   b. 27 Dec 1885,   d. 8 May 1960  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Countryman, Nellie 1 Nellie L. Countryman Nellie L. Countryman, 84, Rossville, died Friday, June 5, 1998, at the St. Marys Manor. She was born August 20, 1913, in Rossville, the daughter of Dew¬ey and Florence Higgins Country¬man. Nellie grew up in Rossville and was graduated from Rossville High School in 1932. Miss Countryman owned and operated the Rossville Variety Store for nearly 40 years. She had worked at the arsenal in Ogden, Utah during World War II, and had done housework in Tope¬ka after graduating high school. She was a member of the Rossville United Methodist Church and the women’s group at the church. Surviving her are four sisters, Irene Wade, Ogden, Utah, Ruby Davis, Topeka, Vena Thompson, Delia, and Betty Barrett, Louisville, Ky.; and one brother, Ralph Countryman, Topeka. Visitation was at Piper Funer¬al Chapel in Rossville. Her service was at 10:30 Tuesday (this morn¬ing) at the Rossville United Meth¬odist Church. Burial was in the Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville United Methodist Church or the Kansas Arthritis Foundation and sent in care of Piper-Verschelden Funer¬al Home, St. Marys.
  		Obituary- Countryman, Nellie 2 Nellie L. Countryman ROSSVILLE – Nellie L. Countryman, 84, Rossville, died Friday, June 5, 1998, at a St. Marys nursing home. Miss Countryman owned and operated the Rossville Variety Store for nearly 40 years. She also had worked at the arsenal in Ogden, Utah, during World War II, and she had done house work in Topeka in the 1930s. She was born Aug. 20, 1913, at Ross¬ville, the daughter of Dewey and Florence Higgins Countryman. She was graduated from Rossville High School in 1932. Miss Countryman was a member of Rossville United Methodist Church and the Women's Group at the church. Survivors include four sisters, Irene Wade, Ogden, Ruby Davis, Topeka, Verna Thompson, Delia, and Betty Barrett, Louis¬ville, Ky.; and a brother, Ralph Country¬man, Topeka. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Rossville United Methodist Church. Buri¬al will be in Rossville Cemetery. Miss Coun¬tryman will lie in state from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in Rossville, where relatives and friends will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville United Methodist Church and I sent in care of the funeral home.
  		Birthday- Countryman, Nellie Nellie Countryman, Rossville, will celebrate her 80th birthday today with a dinner at the home of her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Davis. Countryman was born in Rossville, Aug. 29, 1913, and owned and operated the Rossville Variety Store there until her retirement several years ago.