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Mildred Florence Nelson Heath

Birth	:	4 Jan 1908
Death	:	12 Dec 2012
Burial	:	Overton Cemetery, Overton, Dawson County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7317009, -99.5222015
Description	:	Mildred Florence Heath, 104, of Curtis, Ne., former longtime Overton resident and newspaper publisher, passed away Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 at Senior Living Choices of Curtis, Ne. She was born January 4, 1908 in Curtis, Ne. to Donald O. and Ella N. (Strickland) Nelson. Mildred was a graduate of the Curtis School of Agriculture. Long before there was a woman's liberation movement, Mildred was making her own mark. She was involved in baseball, soccer and basketball in high school. She met her future husband, Blair Heath, while attending the Nebraska School of Agriculture. They were married on June 19, 1927 in Curtis... Read More	Mildred Florence Heath, 104, of Curtis, Ne., former longtime Overton resident and newspaper publisher, passed away Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012 at Senior Living Choices of Curtis, Ne. She was born January 4, 1908 in Curtis, Ne. to Donald O. and Ella N. (Strickland) Nelson. Mildred was a graduate of the Curtis School of Agriculture. Long before there was a woman's liberation movement, Mildred was making her own mark. She was involved in baseball, soccer and basketball in high school. She met her future husband, Blair Heath, while attending the Nebraska School of Agriculture. They were married on June 19, 1927 in Curtis and shortly after their marriage Blair traveled to Ohio to buy their first linotype machine. They taught themselves to run the machine and purchased the Farnam Echo in 1928. In 1938 the Overtone village board asked them to start a paper in Overton, which they did and in 1948 purchased the Elm Creek Beacon, which later changed to the Beacon Observer. They owned and operated the Beacon and Observer until 1970 when the sold the paper to their daughter and son-in-law, Norm and Polly Taylor. Their three daughters, Donella, Polly and Barbara were all raised in the newspaper office. Mildred has outlived them all. She continued to be involved in the running of the business until it was sold June 1, 2009. Mildred was active in the United Methodist Church in Overton as well as the United Methodist Women, D.A.R. in Kearney, the American Legion Auxiliary, the Overton Community Center Board, the NRA and the Dawson County Historical Society. Her life centered around the newspaper and her family. In 2009 Mildred was flown to Washington, DC, where she was honored as the oldest working person in the United States and inducted into the Washington Press Club. Mildred is survived by two sons-in-law, Norm Taylor of Overton, NE. Elroy Lierman, Kearney, Ne.; brother-in-law Carl (Nadine) Heath of North Platte, Ne.; four grandchildren, Gail (Paul) Johnson of Stockville, Ne.; Sue (Curtis) Moore of Central City, Ne.;Garry Tiede of Odessa, Ne.; Michael (Angela) Lierman of Kearney, Ne.; five greatgrandchildren Jason (Maggie) Potter of Stapleton, Ne.; Sam and Addison Moore of Central City, Ne.; Bailey and Cooper Lierman of Kearney, Ne.; one great-great-grandson, Quade Potter of Stapleton, Ne.; and many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Mildred was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Blair; three daughters, one grandson; five brothers, Alvah, Donald "Tot", Tyra, Leonard and John Nelson; four sisters, Neva Lofton, Eva Roberts, Eunice Bunney and Dorothy Nielsen. Funeral services Dec. 15, 2012 at the UMC in Overton, with burial in Overton Cemetery. Published Reynolds-Love Funeral Home, Lexington, Ne.

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Latitude: 40.7317009
Longitude: -99.5222015

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Warren Blair Heath

(1904 - 1985)

Siblings

Nellie Neva Nelson Lofton

(1903 - 1988)

Children

Donella June Heath Tiede

(1932 - 2006)

Polly Ann Heath Taylor

(1937 - 2003)

Barbara May Heath Lierman

(1940 - 1988)

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Coordinate: 40.7956467, -99.7286682

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Coordinate: 40.7810000, -99.7397000

16. Immanuel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5682983, -99.6283035

17. Keely Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5727500, -99.6563500

18. Hope Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.5667500, -99.6800000

19. Stanley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9599991, -99.5646973

23. Hewitt Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8588982, -99.7769012

24. Highland Cemetery
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