Lloyd Keith Nettles' Obituary
Lloyd Keith “Ted†Nettles, age 76, a resident of Moline, Kansas passed away Friday, December 5, 2008 at the Sedan City Hospital in Sedan, Kansas. Ted was born on February 19, 1932 in Lorenzo, Texas the son of Lloyd Leslie and Florence Loraine (Carter) Nettles.
After graduating high school Ted worked on the family cotton farm near Lorenzo. After many years of growing cotton, Ted went to work as a truck driver in the Texas oil fields. On May 17, 2001 Ted was united in marriage to Eda C. Brust-Collier in Newkirk, Oklahoma. He was a member of the Moline Christian Church. He was also a member of the Masons and Shriners back in Texas. Ted was a 16 year heart transplant survivor.
Ted is survived by his wife Eda Nettles of Moline, Kansas, two sons; Steve Nettles and his wife Kita of Johnson City, Texas and Randy Nettles and his wife Tanya of Amarillo, Texas, one daughter-in-law Brenda Nettles, three sisters; Francis Danford of Lewisville, Texas, Edith Coulter and her husband Earl of Lorenzo, Texas, and Carol Cobb of Ft. Worth, Texas, 9 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son Ricky Nettles, one brother George “Skeets†Nettles, one sister Bobbie Hardin, and one brother-in-law Charlie Danford.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the Moline Christian Church with Pastor Stan Rumbaugh officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 6 to 8 P.M. at Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard, Kansas. Interment will be at the Moline Cemetery. Family suggests contributions to the Chautauqua County Animal Shelter and may be left with funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Zimmerman Funeral Home, Howard, Kansas.
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