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Birth:          6 Mar 1914 Bates Co., Mo.
Death:          10 Mar 2008 Mission, Kans.
Burial:         Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Bates Co., Mo.

Notes
1920 in Spruce, Bates Co., Mo.
1930 in East Boone, Bates Co., Mo.
1940 in Butler, Bates Co., Mo.
obit of Helen Griffith Berwaldt on findagrave
of Mission, Kans.
findagrave
http://dwoverland.tributes.com/show/Nellie-May-Epperson-82952806
ellie May Epperson, 94, of Mission, Kansas passed away Monday, March 10, 2008. 
Funeral services will be 1:00PM on Thursday, March 13 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons 
Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Visitation will be from 12:00
-1:00PM, Thursday, at the chapel. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, MO. 
Memorial contributions may be made to Roeland Park United Methodist Church. 
Nellie was born on March 6, 1914 in rural Bates County, MO to Dick and Hattie 
Griffith. She was the second child in a family of seven. On May 19, 1935, she married 
Odie Epperson. During WWII, she worked at Lake City Ammunition Plant and Pratt and 
Whitney Aircraft. Later, Nellie spent 35 years as manager for Leighter?s Dress Shop. 
She loved ballroom dancing and was the proud possessor of eight trophies, dancing 
with husband, Odie, in competitions affiliated with Walters Dance Studio. 
	She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 57 years, Odie 
Epperson; four brothers and one sister. 
	She is survived by one sister, Sue Shepherd; her loving friend, Russ 
Callahan and many nieces and nephews that loved her dearly.

Parents
GRIFFITH Richard Lonnie (25 Jan 1887 - 18 Aug 1980)
SWEGAR Hattie Perle (17 Oct 1890 - 6 May 1977)

Siblings
GRIFFITH Theodore R. (17 Nov 1911 - 30 Aug 1982)
GRIFFITH Nellie Mae (6 Mar 1914 - 10 Mar 2008)
GRIFFITH Chester Max (8 Aug 1916 - 8 Aug 1998)
GRIFFITH Suda I. ("Sue") ("Sudie") (24 May 1919 - 10 Jan 2010)
GRIFFITH William O. ("Bud") (16 Apr 1922 - 26 Oct 1986)
GRIFFITH Minnie Alice (29 Dec 1925 - 29 Dec 1925)
GRIFFITH Helen Lucille ("Mildred") (1 Jan 1927 - 29 Mar 2006)
GRIFFITH Melvin Leroy (4 Jun 1931 - 27 Nov 1990)

Marriage To EPPERSON Odie Curtis (1 Dec 1909 - 7 Jan 1992)
    m. 19 May 1935 Adrian, Bates Co., Mo.

Notes

Parents
EPPERSON Travis F. ()
MARSH Effie J. ()

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