JOHNSON, Nelle^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1930 - 2008  (78 years)

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• Name	JOHNSON, Nelle  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	15 Mar 1930	Missouri   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	5 Apr 2008  [3, 4]
  Burial	7 Apr	Ridgely, Platte County, Missouri, United States of America   [3, 4]
  Notes	Nell J. Heath, 78, of Edgerton, Mo., passed away Saturday, April 5, 2008. She was born on March 15, 1930, to Edwin and Hallie (Moore) Johnson near Edgerton, Mo., where she grew up. Nell graduated from Edgerton High School in 1948 and then attended St. Joseph Junior College. She taught at the Franklin School and the North Platte School District in Edgerton. In her later years she served as a substitute teacher and a teacher's aid for various local school districts. On November 21, 1951, she was united in marriage to Harold Allen Heath. After their marriage, they lived near Ridgely and later moved to their current home where they farmed, north of Edgerton. She was a former member of the Edgerton Methodist Church, where she was active in Vacation Bible School, was a Sunday School Teacher and was the church treasurer for 21 years. Nell was a member of the Ridgely Christian Church and the Order of the Eastern Star in Edgerton. Nell was involved with 4-H for nine years and served as a Community Leader. She was named Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Woman of the Year in 1984. Nell was involved in PTA and FFA, as well as her children and grandchildren's activities. Nell was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Charles Edwin Johnson and Howard Johnson, and one sister, Mary Frances Smith. She is survived by her husband, Harold, of the home; one son, Ed Heath and wife Melissa, Kansas City, Mo.; one daughter, Deanna Adkins and husband Vernon, Camden Point, Mo.; three grandsons, Jacob Adkins, Joshua Heath, and Grant Adkins; nieces and nephews Linda Garner, Cheryl Phillips, Judy Johnson, Chuck Johnson, Harold Smith and Marion Millay; numerous great nieces and nephews, and many friends. Funeral services 11 a.m. Monday, April 7, at the Ridgely Christian Church, Ridgely, Mo. Burial Ridgely Cemetery. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Sunday at the church. Donations may be made to the Ridgely Christian Church. (Arrangements: Hixson-Klein Funeral Homes, Edgerton.) Published in Kansas City Star on 4/6/2008
  Person ID	I422247923897	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	JOHNSON, Edwin,   b. 12 October 1879, Platte County, Missouri, United States of America d. 3 April 1954 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	MOORE, Hallie,   b. 9 September 1888, Missouri d. 18 May 1985 (Age 96 years)
  Family ID	F5566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HEATH, Harold Allen,   b. 8 Jan 1922, Camden Point, Missouri d. 28 Dec 2013 (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1951	Jackson, Missouri, USA   [1, 4, 5]
  Children	1. HEATH, L.E. + 2. HEATH, D.
  Family ID	F5570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

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