Mildred A. Southard, 92, of Wood River, formerly of Cairo, died Tuesday, March 13, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center, Grand Island.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Cairo United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Melanie Adams officiating.
Burial will be in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Cairo.
Mrs. Southard was born May 24, 1920, near Cairo to Henry and Minnie (Carstensen) Luhn.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Southard, in 1983.
Survivors of the immediate family include a stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Arlene (Southard) and Gerald Strong of North Platte; and a sister, Jerene Lessig of Phillips.
Also surviving include four step granddaughters, Terri and Lane Nordin, Kathy and Roger Earll, all of Gothenburg, Barbara and Daryl Debus of Lincoln and Deborah Strong of Gothenburg; one nephew, Dale and Sharon Lesssig of Wichita, Kan.; niece, Carol Plunkett of Cave Creek, Ariz.; a great-nephew, Isaac Plunkett of Groton, Conn.; one sister-in-law, Bernice Southard of Grand Island; nine stepgreat-grandchildren, several stepgreat-great-grandchildren, other relatives and extended family.
She grew up in Hall County receiving her early elementary education in the rural schools of Hall County, graduating from Cairo High School in 1938. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Kearney State Teachers College in 1959.
She was united in marriage to Harold Southard, June 14, 1953, at Messiah Lutheran Church in Grand Island.
The couple made their home in Cairo, where she taught in rural schools in Hall County and elementary grades in Cairo Public School and later in the Grand Island Public School system for a total of 41 years. Her last 25 years of teaching were at Jefferson Elementary, Grand Island in the 5th grade.
She continued to make her home in Cairo until 2004, when she moved to Wood River.
Her hobbies include reading, sewing and spending time with family and friends.
Mrs. Southard was active in her church.
She was a lifetime member of the Nebraska Parent-Teachers Association, a past member of the Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority, an honorary society for teachers and a past member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Published: Grand Island Independent March 15, 2013
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Cairo United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Melanie Adams officiating.
Burial will be in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Cairo.
Mrs. Southard was born May 24, 1920, near Cairo to Henry and Minnie (Carstensen) Luhn.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Southard, in 1983.
Survivors of the immediate family include a stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Arlene (Southard) and Gerald Strong of North Platte; and a sister, Jerene Lessig of Phillips.
Also surviving include four step granddaughters, Terri and Lane Nordin, Kathy and Roger Earll, all of Gothenburg, Barbara and Daryl Debus of Lincoln and Deborah Strong of Gothenburg; one nephew, Dale and Sharon Lesssig of Wichita, Kan.; niece, Carol Plunkett of Cave Creek, Ariz.; a great-nephew, Isaac Plunkett of Groton, Conn.; one sister-in-law, Bernice Southard of Grand Island; nine stepgreat-grandchildren, several stepgreat-great-grandchildren, other relatives and extended family.
She grew up in Hall County receiving her early elementary education in the rural schools of Hall County, graduating from Cairo High School in 1938. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Kearney State Teachers College in 1959.
She was united in marriage to Harold Southard, June 14, 1953, at Messiah Lutheran Church in Grand Island.
The couple made their home in Cairo, where she taught in rural schools in Hall County and elementary grades in Cairo Public School and later in the Grand Island Public School system for a total of 41 years. Her last 25 years of teaching were at Jefferson Elementary, Grand Island in the 5th grade.
She continued to make her home in Cairo until 2004, when she moved to Wood River.
Her hobbies include reading, sewing and spending time with family and friends.
Mrs. Southard was active in her church.
She was a lifetime member of the Nebraska Parent-Teachers Association, a past member of the Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority, an honorary society for teachers and a past member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Published: Grand Island Independent March 15, 2013
Mildred A. Southard, 92, of Wood River, formerly of Cairo, died Tuesday, March 13, 2013, at St. Francis Medical Center, Grand Island.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Cairo United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Melanie Adams officiating.
Burial will be in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Cairo.
Mrs. Southard was born May 24, 1920, near Cairo to Henry and Minnie (Carstensen) Luhn.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Southard, in 1983.
Survivors of the immediate family include a stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Arlene (Southard) and Gerald Strong of North Platte; and a sister, Jerene Lessig of Phillips.
Also surviving include four step granddaughters, Terri and Lane Nordin, Kathy and Roger Earll, all of Gothenburg, Barbara and Daryl Debus of Lincoln and Deborah Strong of Gothenburg; one nephew, Dale and Sharon Lesssig of Wichita, Kan.; niece, Carol Plunkett of Cave Creek, Ariz.; a great-nephew, Isaac Plunkett of Groton, Conn.; one sister-in-law, Bernice Southard of Grand Island; nine stepgreat-grandchildren, several stepgreat-great-grandchildren, other relatives and extended family.
She grew up in Hall County receiving her early elementary education in the rural schools of Hall County, graduating from Cairo High School in 1938. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Kearney State Teachers College in 1959.
She was united in marriage to Harold Southard, June 14, 1953, at Messiah Lutheran Church in Grand Island.
The couple made their home in Cairo, where she taught in rural schools in Hall County and elementary grades in Cairo Public School and later in the Grand Island Public School system for a total of 41 years. Her last 25 years of teaching were at Jefferson Elementary, Grand Island in the 5th grade.
She continued to make her home in Cairo until 2004, when she moved to Wood River.
Her hobbies include reading, sewing and spending time with family and friends.
Mrs. Southard was active in her church.
She was a lifetime member of the Nebraska Parent-Teachers Association, a past member of the Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority, an honorary society for teachers and a past member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Published: Grand Island Independent March 15, 2013
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Cairo United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Melanie Adams officiating.
Burial will be in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Cairo.
Mrs. Southard was born May 24, 1920, near Cairo to Henry and Minnie (Carstensen) Luhn.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Southard, in 1983.
Survivors of the immediate family include a stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Arlene (Southard) and Gerald Strong of North Platte; and a sister, Jerene Lessig of Phillips.
Also surviving include four step granddaughters, Terri and Lane Nordin, Kathy and Roger Earll, all of Gothenburg, Barbara and Daryl Debus of Lincoln and Deborah Strong of Gothenburg; one nephew, Dale and Sharon Lesssig of Wichita, Kan.; niece, Carol Plunkett of Cave Creek, Ariz.; a great-nephew, Isaac Plunkett of Groton, Conn.; one sister-in-law, Bernice Southard of Grand Island; nine stepgreat-grandchildren, several stepgreat-great-grandchildren, other relatives and extended family.
She grew up in Hall County receiving her early elementary education in the rural schools of Hall County, graduating from Cairo High School in 1938. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Kearney State Teachers College in 1959.
She was united in marriage to Harold Southard, June 14, 1953, at Messiah Lutheran Church in Grand Island.
The couple made their home in Cairo, where she taught in rural schools in Hall County and elementary grades in Cairo Public School and later in the Grand Island Public School system for a total of 41 years. Her last 25 years of teaching were at Jefferson Elementary, Grand Island in the 5th grade.
She continued to make her home in Cairo until 2004, when she moved to Wood River.
Her hobbies include reading, sewing and spending time with family and friends.
Mrs. Southard was active in her church.
She was a lifetime member of the Nebraska Parent-Teachers Association, a past member of the Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority, an honorary society for teachers and a past member of the Order of Eastern Star.
Published: Grand Island Independent March 15, 2013
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