Phelps County NeArchives Obituaries.....Sullivan, Orville Gene November 6, 2010
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Lexington Clipper-Herald Nov. 10, 2010
Orville Gene Sullivan, 83 years of age, of Loomis, died on Saturday, Nov. 6, 
2010 at his home in Loomis.

Funeral Services will be conducted from the Moses Hill Evangelical Covenant 
Church, northwest of Holdrege, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. with 
Pastor Craig Roberts, officiating. 

Interment will be in the Moses Hill Cemetery in Phelps County.

Visitation was Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010 at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in 
Holdrege with the family greeting from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Orville was born July 29, 1927 at Haxton, Colo., the second of seven children 
of Clyde and Beatrice (Atkinson) Sullivan.  Orville received his primary 
education in Colorado until his family moved to Minden then to Bertrand and 
later Loomis, where he graduated with the Loomis High School class of 1946. 

He accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age.

On May 9, 1948 he was united in marriage to Carolyn Virginia Mattson at 
Carolyn’s parent’s farm northeast of Loomis and to this union seven children 
were born: Randall, Michael, Barry, Monte, Cynthia, Sheila and Crystal.
After their marriage, Orville farmed for a few years and then the family moved 
to Colorado, where he worked in the sheet metal business and once they settled 
to Loomis, Orville owned and operated Sullivan Feed and Seed and raised show 
hogs and lambs.  He continued to farm until his retirement.  During his 
retirement years, he enjoyed working part-time for Bethphage Mission in 
Holdrege.  Orville enjoyed livestock of all types, and was active with his 
children showing hogs and sheep with 4-H and the county fair.

The couple attended the Loomis Evangelical Free Church and the Moses Hill 
Evangelical Covenant Church northwest of Holdrege through the years.

He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, Carolyn; seven children: Randall 
(Renee) Sullivan of North Platte, Michael (KrisAnn ) Sullivan of Kearney, 
Barry (Terry) Sullivan of Loomis, Monte Sullivan of Holdrege, Cynthia Leibsack 
of Alda, Sheila (Doug) Walker of Aurora, Colo., Crystal (Bob) Kumpost of 
Kearney, Mo.; 20 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Clyde 
Dell (Beverly) Sullivan of Mesquite, Nev., Dean (Marjorie) Sullivan of 
Cedaredge, Colo., Dale (Sheryl) Sullivan of Fargo, N.D.; two sisters-in-law, 
Irma Sullivan of Hastings, Rhoda (Chuck) Goodman of Holdrege and a host of 
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Besides his parents, Orville was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Logan 
and Matthew Sullivan; one great granddaughter, Rachel Harrold; two brothers: 
Lowell Sullivan, LeRoy Sullivan and his wife, Katherine; and one sister, 
Lorraine in infancy.


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