Phyllis Jean Nightingale 1936 - 2009

HINES, CARTER, NIGHTINGALE, RICH, BERRY, MANG, PALMER

Posted By: N. Wagner (email)
Date: 10/18/2009 at 17:03:26

Phyllis Jean Nightingale, 72, of Dundee, Iowa, died at Regional Medical Center in Manchester, on Saturday morning, July 25, 2009. She was born on October 23, 1936, in Stanberry, Missouri, the daughter of Wilmer Virgil and Oletha Mae (Hines) Carter. After her birth, the family moved to Tarkio, Missouri, where she was raised and educated. The family lived in Kansas and Phyllis moved to Iowa in 1969.

On June 20, 1970, Phyllis was united in marriage to Billy Ray Nightingale at Dundee. She worked at Ertl Corporation as an assembler for over 20 years until her retirement.

Phyllis was a member of the VFW Women’s Auxiliary in Cedar Rapids. She loved to crochet, sew, and made many quilts. She enjoyed her cats, and going to garage sales and flea markets.

Survivors include her husband, Billy Ray Nightingale of Dundee; a sister, Kathlyn Rich of Cedar Rapids; two brothers, James (Connie) Carter of Sacramento, California, and Gary (Sandy) Carter of Satanta, Kansas; one sister-in-law, Linda (Max) Berry of Dundee; and two brothers-in-law, Dean (Lois) Nightingale and Bob (Kathy) Nightingale all of Dundee.

Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Wilmer Carter; and three sisters, Maxine Mang, Sharon Ann Carter, and Marie Ann Palmer.

Visitation: No Visitation.

Graveside Service: 11:00 a.m. July 28, 2009 at Fairview Cemetery - Winthrop, Iowa.

Interment: 11:00 a.m. July 28, 2009 at Fairview Cemetery - Winthrop, Iowa.

Leonard-Muller Funeral Home website