This was her official Obituary. She was Awesome!!
Nellie
Corine Medlin (September 20, 1912 - November 8, 2014)
Nellie Medlin
Nellie Corine (Quint) Medlin left this world behind
and went to her heavenly home on November 8, 2014. She was 102 years
old and was able to live at her home under the loving care of her
daughters until her passing.
Nellie was born September 20, 1912 in Sullivan
County, MO to Walter and Charlotte (Hamilton) Quint, the seventh of
nine children. On April 8, 1931 she married George William Medlin. To
this union three daughters were born: Irma, Evelyn, and Ramah. They
lived on a farm southeast of Unionville before moving in 1943 to
their farm north of Omaha. They enjoyed 53 years together before
George’s passing. Nellie then moved to Unionville, MO.
Nellie spent her life serving others. She worked
side by side on the farm with George, raised very large gardens,
sewed clothes for her family, played music with her family at local
churches, taught Sunday School and VBS at the Mount Hermon Church and
Omaha Baptist Church, played the accordion at church and at nursing
homes, made quilts and paintings for family members, and shared her
many talents with others. Nellie was a self-taught natural musician
and could play the accordion, piano, guitar, banjo, and mandolin. She
was always willing to try new things and proved that age was not
going to hold her back. She started oil painting at the age of 69,
went white water rafting at 80, traveled to Alaska at 85, rode an
ultra-light glider at 90, shot a crossbow at 95, and learned to Skype
at 100.
Nellie was a Christian example to everyone she met,
being kind and compassionate, forgiving, slow to anger, joyful
always, and giving thanks in all circumstances. The lessons she
taught her family and the memories she created will be greatly
cherished.
Nellie was preceded in death by her parents, her
husband, two son-in-laws, Niel Kiehn and Richard Morgan, one
grandson, Courtney Dean Morgan, six brothers (Carl, Ross, Victor,
Alva, Harry, and Glen Quint) and two sisters, Carmoleta Minear and
Pauline Lewis.
Nellie is survived by her daughters Irma Kiehn of
Exeter, CA; Evelyn Morgan of Pollock, MO; and Ramah (Richard) Dias of
Hollister, CA. She is also survived by nine grandchildren: Kathy
(Dave) Gates, Shawn (Edna) Kiehn, Rhonda (Steve) Rios, Nancy (R.G.)
Lowry, Tonja (Ronnie) Wessel, Kym Jones, Chris Dias, Terry Jackson,
and Shelly (Gary) Mort, 20 great-grandchildren, and 14
great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by two
sister-in-laws, Uarda Quint and Mary Pickett.
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What a wonderful woman, Kathy! Even though she lived a long life she will still be missed. Sometimes people say 'Oh well, they had a good innings' as if living to an old age means that a person won't be missed as much as if they died young. That isn't the case and life will never be the same again but what wonderful memories you will have and what a Christian example your grandma was. Big hugs!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, we were so blessed that she just went to sleep and didn't wake up and that she was only in real discomfort for a few months of her life. I do feel lucky!
DeleteDear Kathy for some reason this post of yours didn't come up in my blog reader so I missed it when you originally posted it but I just wanted to say I am thinking of you and the family and how special it was to be able to give your grandmother what you all gave her in her last few months. She was clearly a special lady and when someone has lived that long it's almost harder to let go than if their life had been shorter. Somehow one thinks they will just always be there however counterintuitive that is. Just said goodbye to a friend aged 99 so this is very much in my mind. Advent is a good season to grieve for someone in though - it's traditionally been one of those times when the veil between heaven and earth is very thin. And that's rather comforting I think. Saying a prayer for your grandma in church tomorrow and for you all who miss her. E xx
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