Montezuma County CO Archives Obituaries.....Coston, Nellie Wade December 22, 1968
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Nellie Wade Coston obit 

This is copied from the Feb. 8, 1968, issue of The Mancos Times-Tribune, complete with
errors (Eiditha should be Editha).
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Services held Tuesday for Mancos area pioneer
    Funeral services for Nellie Virginia Wade Coston was held at the St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church on Tuesday afternoon.
    Mrs. Coston was born in Mancos Sept. 21, 1881 and attended the Mancos schools. She
married Elmer A. Coston and to this union was born one son, Preston, now of Holbrook, Ariz.
    Mrs. Coston was found at her home on Dec. 22 apparantly having suffered a stroke and was
taken to the Southwest Memorial Hospital where she never regained conscience and passed
away Friday night.
    A 50-year member of the Eastern Star, she was always an active member, organizing the
past matrons Shi-Dazy-Tso in Holbrook.
    After she was widowed, Mrs. Coston returned to Mancos each summer and worked for the Mesa
Verde Co., at the park, which was one of the life-time interests.
    She had worked in the Indian Service in Arizona for several years when they lived in 
Winslow.
    Besides her son and daughter-in-law of Holbrook, she is survived by nephews Jack Wade of
Mesa Verde and Louis Wade of Grand Junction and two nieces, Mrs. Eileen Wasson of Grand
Junction and Mrs. Eidetha English of Tucson. 
    Interment was in the Cedar Grove cemetery with the Eastern Star in charge of graveside
services. Father Cole officiated at the services.

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Tom Vaughan, Editor
The Mancos Times-Tribune 
Serving the beautiful Mancos Valley since 1892
P.O. Box 987, Mancos, CO 81328
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