OBITUARY: Letha F. (Fifield) (Peters) (Morrison) Selvig 1921-2003



                          Letha F. Selvig

[Northwood Anchor online -- Posted January 21, 2003]

Letha F. Selvig, 81, of Northwood, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003, at the
Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Funeral services were Sunday at the Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood,
with Rev. Paul Holmer of First Lutheran Church in Northwood officiating.
Burial was in the Hamlet Cemetery in Hamlet, IL. 

Funeral services were also Tuesday at the Fippinger Funeral Home, 401 South
College, Aledo, IL.  

Letha F. Selvig was born on May 22, 1921, the daughter of Jesse James
and Grace (Poland) Fifield in Joy, IL.  She attended and received her
education in the Joy, IL School system, graduating from Joy High School
in 1939.

She married Ward Michael "Micky" Peters on June 21, 1939, in Joy, IL.
After their marriage they farmed together in Mercer Co., IL, until his
death in 1960.  Letha was also an accountant at a farm implement dealership,
at a doctor's office and also was a nurse's aid at a county nursing home
in Aledo, IL, before moving to Independence, MO, in 1960, where she worked
for the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints and also worked as an
accountant at the Social Service Center for the church.

She married Eugene Morrison in 1963, in Independence, MO.  After their
marriage they moved to the Lake of the Ozarks where they owned and operated
a motel before moving to Blue Springs, MO, where she was a Shaklee dealer.
Eugene and Letha enjoyed going in the winter to Black Canyon City, AZ.
Eugene preceded her in death in September 1988.

Letha married Russell Selvig on April 23, 1992, in Independence, MO, and
she moved to Northwood in May of 1992, where Russell was a resident.
Letha and Russell enjoyed spending several winters in Fort Meyers, FL.

She loved music and singing, and was known for singing as the "Joy Sisters"
on the weekly radio program in Muscatine, IA.  She also sang in the "Messiah"
choir and also sang in a choir in Independence, MO.  

Left to cherish her memory is her husband Russell Selvig of Northwood;
three daughters, Bonnie M. Martin of Milan, IL, Roberta L. DuBose and
F. June Harvey of Independence, MO, a son, William M. Peters of
Independence, MO, seven step daughters, Jeannie Lentz of Sumner, MO,
Rosemary Fall and her husband James of Minneapolis, MN, Carol Vandell
and her husband Daniel of Medford, OR, Rebecca Reyes and her husband
Joses of Minneapolis, MN, Margaret Selvig of Minneapolis, MN, Betty Rogers
and her husband Harry of Petersburg, Alaska, and Shirley Cooper and her
husband Neil of Sherman Oaks, CA; five step sons, Daniel Selvig and his
wife Dr. Dawn Stavish of Platte, SD, Donald Selvig and his wife Diane of
Huntley, MN, Kenneth Selvig and his wife Mary of Apple Valley, MN, Richard
Selvig of Plymouth, MN, and Peter Selvig and his wife Lynn of Honolulu,
Hawaii; grandchildren would include, Gerald W. Martin and his wife Patty,
Scott L. Martin and his wife Susan, Daniel J. Richardson and significant
other Tracy, Robert J. Richardson and his wife Alissa, Ernest Dale DuBose,
Raymond Dean DuBose and his wife Becky, and Rochelle DuBose and her husband
Steven; stepgrandson and granddaughters would include, Joe, Steven,
Joshua and Sam Selvig, Richard Fall, Gretta and Russell Vandell, Tom,
Mandy, and Sarah Drews; a brother, Richard Jesse Fifield of Fort Meyers,
FL; a sister, Nola L. Nesbitt of Independence, MO; several great-
grandchildren, as well as many other relatives and a host of friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, Ward Michael
Peters, and Eugene Morrison; a son, Ward Donavan Peters; a brother,
Clarence Leroy (Don Rey) Fifield and a sister, LaVella Minteer.



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