Vera A. NELSON

Female 1913 - 1994  (81 years)


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  • Name Vera A. NELSON  [1, 2
    • From Ames Tribune August 1994

      Vere Padellford
      May 5, 1913-Aug. 22, 1994

      Vere Padellford, 81, of Des Moines, died Monday of an aneurysm at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Nevada Christian Church-Disciples of Christ, with Dr. Fred C. Danforth officiating. Burial will be in the Nevada Municipal Cemetery.

      Vere Nelson was born in Nevada to Fred W. and Edna R. (Smith) Nelson. She married Clifford Padellford in Carthage, Ill., on Sept. 19, 1931. A resident of Des Moines since 1954, she had been employed as a cashier at Dahl's Food Store until her retirement in 1975. Her hobbies included painting, crocheting and knitting.

      She is survived by three daughters, DeLoris Townsley and Sondra McPherson, both of Des Moines, and Mary Lou Relph of Colfax; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

      She was preceded in death by her husband in 1983, three brothers and a granddaughter.

      Visitation will be Wednesday from 3 to 8 p.m., with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Cooper-Ryan Funeral Home in Nevada. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
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    Birth 5 May 1913  Nevada, Story County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Census 1940  Living with husband in Nevada, Story Co., Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Fact Daughter of Fred W. Nelson and Edna Rachel Smith Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 22 Aug 1994  Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, Story Co., Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I74635  Main Tree
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2014 

    Family Clifford PADELLFORD,   b. 6 Nov 1912, Nevada, Story Co., Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1983, Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 19 Sep 1931  Carthage, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Delores Vere PADELLFORD,   b. 8 Oct 1932, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1998, Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Birth]
     2. Sandra PADELLFORD
     3. Mary Lou PADELLFORD
    Family ID F30227  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2014 

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S6149] 1940 Census Nevada, Story County, Iowa.