PICKING, Mabel V. (Henry) 1905-2000

PICKING, HENRY, NELSON, POLAND, THOMPSON

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 5/22/2014 at 23:31:15

Mabel V. Picking, 95, of Waterloo, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000 at Parkview Nursing and Rehab Center of natural causes.

She was born Jan. 27, 1905, in Fillmore County, Minn., daughter of William and Hattie Nelson Henry. She married Roy Picking on Dec. 26, 1932, in Mitchell, S.D. He died Nov. 25, 1997.

Mrs. Picking taught primary education in the rural Cresco area and taught music in her home, continuing her career as a substitute teacher in the Waterloo area.

Survived by a daughter, Greta Poland of Waterloo; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by two brothers, Giles and Willis Henry; and a sister, Myrtle Thompson.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Locke Funeral Home, and for an hour before services Tuesday at the church.

[Source: Locke Funeral Service]