Obit: Teeples, Nellie Hazel (1895- 1979)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Teeples, Fowler, Flood, Olson, Carey

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/07/1979

Teeples, Nellie Hazel (3 March 1895 - 3 June 1979)

Mrs. Oscar Teeples, 84, of Hatfield, died Sunday afternoon, June 3, at the Pine View Nursing Home, Black River Falls. The former Nellie Hazel Flood was born on March 3, 1895, in Cadott to Andrew and Nasida (Fowler) Flood. She moved with her family, at an early age, to the Halcyon area of Jackson County where she was raised and attended the Halcyon School.

She married Oscar Teeples on May 28, 1913, at Wrightsville. The couple lived in Hatfield all their married lives. Mrs. Teeples operated a store and restaurant, known as the Hatfield Country Store, for many years. She also cooked for the Mississippi Valley Public Service Company officials for many years.

She was a member and past president of the Thompson-Redcloud VFW Post Auxiliary of Black River Falls; a 50-year member of the Black River Chapter No. 106, Order of the Eastern Star; and member of the Hatfield Homemakers Club.

Survivors include her husband, Oscar, of Hatfield; a son, Robert, of Black River Falls; a daughter, Violet Teeples, Hatfield; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a brother, Loyal Flood, Humbird. She was preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the Merrillan United Methodist Church with the Rev. Calvin Carey officiating. Burial was in the Hatfield Cemetery. Pallbearers were John, Tom, David and Bill Teeples, Mickey Olson, and Richard Flood. The Charles Buswell Funeral Home, Black River Falls, was in charge of arrangements.

 

 


© Every submission is protected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998.

 

Show your appreciation of this freely provided information by not copying it to any other site without our permission.

 

Become a Clark County History Buff

 

Report Broken Links

A site created and maintained by the Clark County History Buffs
and supported by your generous donations.

 

Webmasters: Leon Konieczny, Tanya Paschke,

Janet & Stan Schwarze, James W. Sternitzky,

Crystal Wendt & Al Wessel

 

CLARK CO. WI HISTORY HOME PAGE