NANCY (SHELL) MORELAND

SHELL, STRATTON, MORELAND, HARVEY, CRAIG, MCGUFFIN, JOHNSON

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Date: 2/11/2002 at 23:37:37

Decatur County Journal
December 24, l9l4

NANCY SHELL was born in Ross County, Ohio,
November 2l, l830, and died
at the home of her daughter, MRS. MARY
STRATTON, of Bethany, Mo.,
December l7, l9l4, being at her death, 84
years and 26 days of age. She
was married to THORNTON S. MORELAND July 24,
l857, who preceded her to
the better land some eight years ago.

To this union were born eight children, six
of whom are still living:
MARY STRATTON, Bethany, Mo.; EMALINE HARVEY,
Linneus, Mo.; MELVINE
CRAIG, Saline, Mo.; MARTHA MCGUFFIN, Purden,
Mo.; JANE JOHNSON, Leon,
Ia.; CHARLES MORELAND, Decatursville, Mo.

Grandma (as she was better known) united with
the Church of Christ at
East Eden about fifteen years ago and during
the remaining years of her
life lived a true Christian. She had been a
sufferer for the past two
years with that dreaded disease, cancer,
which caused her death.
Besides her children she leaves a stepson, a
number of grandchildren and
a host of friends to mourn her departure.

The funeral services were held at the home of
her daughter, MRS. WILL
JOHNSON, at l0 o'clock, Sunday morning,
conducted by William J.
Campbell, of Davis City, Evangelist Church of
Christ, after which her
body was laid to rest beside that of her
husband in the Chastain
Cemetery.

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