Beckham Co. OK - Obit for Nellie Sherwood Lester 
   
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   A  beautiful  memorial  service  was  hel at 2 p.m., Friday, April 26,
   2002,  at Trinity United Methodist Church for Nellie S. Lester, 74, of
   Roswell,  NM.  Pastor Kim Kinsey conducted the service. A gathering at
   the church followed the service. Nellie passed away Satuday, April 20,
   2002, at Eastern New Mexico Medical Ceneter.
   Nellie  was  born  to  Frank  and  Edna  Sherwood  March  13, 1928, in
   Moorewood,  Ok.  Both  parents  preceded  her in death. Nellie married
   James  (Murl)  M.  Lester  in  Oklahoma,  June  30, 1953. James (Murl)
   preceded her in death. They had three children, Mary, James and Ann.
   Nellie  is  survived  by  her children, Mary Valigura and her husband,
   Paul,  of  Albuquerque,  James Lester of Rosell, daughter-in-law, Lisa
   Lester of Las Vegas, Ann Standefer and husband, Steve, of Tularosa and
   step-daughter,  Helen  Riddall  and  her husband, Delvert, of Roswell;
   sisters,  Josie Bodey of Elk City, OK, Cora Hawkins of Chirckasha, OK,
   Frances Ferrell and husband, Fred of Leedey, OK, and Betty Maxwell and
   husband,  Cleo  of Rosamond, CA; and one borhter, Durwood Sherwood and
   his wife, Louisa, of Hammon, OK.
   She is also survived by her grandchildren, Erin and Jordan Valigura of
   Albuquerque,  Jennifer  Atkinson  and  her  husband, James of Roswell,
   Ashley  Lester of Las Vegas, J.J. Lester of Roswell, Kristy Morris and
   her  husband,  Charles,  of  Amarillo.  Lauren and Trace Standerfer of
   Tularosa;  two great-grandchildren, Brent Wray Adkinson of Roswell and
   Bailey Marie Morris of Amarillo.
   Her brother, Frankie Sherwood, preceded her in death.
   Nellie  taugh  Oklahoma  schools  at Turpin, Durham, Cheyenne, and Elk
   City.  She  taught  at Harte, Texas, schools in Artisa, New Mexico and
   Pecos  Elementary  followed  by  a real estate career, which she truly
   loved  in  Roswell, NM. She was a joy to be around and truly loved all
   people. Nellie had lived in Roswell since 1967.
   Burial  will  take  place  in  the  family  plot in Cheyenne cemetery,
   Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.
   Services were under the direction of Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home and
   Crematory at Roswell, NM.
   Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 05-02-2002