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  • Visitation

    9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

    Friday October 28, 2022

    Long Prairie Primitive Baptist Church, West Salem, IL

  • Service

    11:00 a.m.

    Friday October 28, 2022

    Long Prairie Primitive Baptist Church, West Salem, IL

  • Full Obituary

    Nellie Elizabeth Walston,93, of Olney, IL passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022, at Richland Nursing and Rehab in Olney with family by her side. She was born in Aurora, IL on October 26, 1928, to Emil and Edith (Carpenter) Kuehl.  Nellie married James Walston in Olney, IL on January 30, 1949, and he preceded her in death on January 2, 2018.

    She was a member of Long Prairie Primitive Baptist Church, West Salem, IL.

    Nellie was a homemaker, loving mother and grandmother, and her grandchildren had a special place in her heart. Also, her great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.  She enjoyed sewing, gardening, doing crafts and cooking.

    She is preceded in death by her parents, Emil and Edith Kuehl; husband, James Walston; one daughter, Kathy Cunningham; two grandsons, Matthew Carroll and Ryan Cunningham.

    Nellie is survived by three daughters, Diane (Jim) Bolen, Janet (Ron) Kinkade, Deana (Gary) Marshall; two sons, Larry Wayne (Pat) Walston and James (Jerri) Walston; one brother, Robert Kuehl, and 16 grandchildren.

    Visitation: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Friday October 28, 2022, Long Prairie Primitive Baptist Church, West Salem, IL

    Funeral: 11:00 a.m.  Friday October 28, 2022, Long Prairie Primitive Baptist Church, West Salem, IL

    Memorial may be made to Long Prairie Primitive Baptist Church.

    Interment: Green Hill Cemetery, south of Noble, IL

    Ingram Meridith Funeral Home, West Salem, IL

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5 Condolences
 
  1. Rebecca Kendrick / October 28, 2022 at 4:52 pm

    What an absolutely lovely human being Sister Nellie was!!!
    That our Lord has promised we will see her again is my hope and comfort in my sorrow at her passing.
    With deepest sympathy and love—
    May our Lord give you, her dear family, His strength and His Peace—
    Sister Rebecca Kendrick of Strafford, Missouri

  2. Curtis Ingram / October 28, 2022 at 8:38 pm

    A faithful and solid lady. A pleasure to know.
    You have our sympathy
    Curtis and Dolores Ingram

  3. Jane Bell Hines / October 29, 2022 at 9:48 am

    I started calling Nellie by her middle name many years ago. She just looked like an ‘Elizabeth’ to me. I considered her a dear friend, and I have such warm memories of her. I know she was thrilled to name Jamey’s little girl. Because of my health issues, I was not able to get over to visit with her,

    I have such sweet memories of the times I went to Long Prairie. Elizabeth was an inspiration just by the way she lived her life, her dedication to her family, to her church, and most especially, her love for her Lord . She is enjoying her eternal rest now in Glory. My sympathy and prayers, Jane B. Hines (Evansville, Indiana)

  4. Jan murphy / October 29, 2022 at 6:13 pm

    I will always remember you teaching me to make gravy. We will miss you but you will be with your beloved.

  5. Charlotte Lynn / October 30, 2022 at 8:30 pm

    I will miss you very much. You were such a blessing to visit with. I enjoyed visiting with both of you and reading James books.

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