Dawson-Buffalo County NeArchives Obituaries.....Carpenter, Nellie E. McCartney October 11, 2009
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Lexington Clipper-Herald Oct. 14, 2009
Nellie E. Carpenter, 92, of Lexington, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, at the Good
Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. 

Funeral Services will be Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. at the First
United Methodist Church in Lexington with the Revs. Todd Karges and John Craig
officiating.   

Burial will be in the Overton Cemetery at Overton.  
 
Visitation was Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington.

Survivors include two sons, Roger L. (Barbara) Carpenter of Naperville, Ill.,
Randall W. (Peggy) Carpenter of Lexington; four grandchildren, Kristen (Bill)
Juenger of Gurnee, Ill., Ryan Carpenter of Chicago, Ill., Jason Carpenter 
(special friend-Molly Kolb) of Omaha, Brad (Lindsay) Carpenter of LaVista; three
great-granddaughters, Madison, Delaney and Kelsey Juenger of Gurnee, Ill.; one
sister-in-law,  Corrine McCartney of Wood River, as well as many nieces and
nephews.  
 
Nellie was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carpy in 1996; three
brothers, Ralph, Mack and Everett McCartney and two sisters, Elaine Carlson and
Donna McCartney. 
  
She was born April 26, 1917, at her family home near Elm Creek to Josiah E. and
Ellice C. (Chesemore) McCartney.   

Nellie attended rural schools near the family farm and finished her elementary
education at District No. 40 near the Dawson/Buffalo county line.  She graduated
from Overton High School with the class of 1934.  In the interim between
graduating from high school and marrying Leon Carpenter, she kept house for the
Labart family near Overton.  Leon also worked for the Labart family and this is
where Nellie and Leon began their love story.  She was united in marriage to
Leon “Carpy” Carpenter on March 28, 1937, at Overton.  
  
Nellie and Carpy moved to Wisconsin following their marriage to work on a
relative’s Dairy Farm.  They then moved to Missouri where Carpy worked for the
railroad.  When he was laid off from the railroad they were on their way to
California when they stopped at home to say good-bye to relatives and Carpy was
offered a job at Progress Products Alfalfa Mills.   They would stay in Overton
for the next 50 years.  In 1994, the couple moved to Lexington.  

Nellie didn’t work outside of the home during this time.  However, she raised
two wonderful sons and worked tirelessly as a den mother, 4-H leader, past
Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star, was active in the Methodist Church and
Methodist Women and in later years became a member of Chapter AN P.E.O. and was
active in the Grand Generation Center.   


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