Nellie Mae Flowers

1931 - 2017

Nellie Mae Flowers obituary, 1931-2017, Beaumont, TX

BORN

1931

DIED

2017

FUNERAL HOME

Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home

542 Hickory Street

Abilene, Texas

Nellie Flowers Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 29, 2017.

Nellie Flowers, 86, went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:00a.m., Monday, October 2, 2017 at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory St., Abilene with burial following in Potosi Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 3:00p.m. to 5:00p.m. at the funeral home. Nellie was born on January 24, 1931 in Gallipolis, Ohio to Stella Bell and Lunis Wayne Johnson. Both parents preceded her in death in 1969.
She was a homemaker and mother to 5 which she enjoyed. Nellie married Marshall R. Flowers on May 4, 1948. She was a loving grandmother and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and doted on them. Nellie lived most of her life in Abilene, TX but moved to Beaumont in May of 2009 where she was in the loving care of her daughter, Joyce until at which time it became necessary for her to be in Summer Place Nursing Home in Beaumont.
Nellie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Marshall Flowers; a son, Floyd A. "Bo" Flowers; and a daughter, Valerie Flowers. Also preceding her in death was one sister; two brothers; two grandchildren, Richard "Ritchie" Soto and Michelle James. Survivors include daughters, Birdie Flowers of Abilene, Joyce (James) Allen of Beaumont, and Marsha Martin of Noble, Illinois; grandchildren, Shannon (Stacy) Wallace, Marty (Mike) Anderson, Rachel Connely, Heather (Anthony) Rozzell, Michael (Vickie) Martin, John (Barbara) Martin, Donald (Stacy) Martin, Erik Smith, Cory Smith, and Carrie Franklin.

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October 1, 2017

I am so sorry for your loss. I would like to share with you a positive thought from the Bible that had helped me in times of distress.
1 Pet 3:7 "while you throw all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you."

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Oct

1

Visitation

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home

542 Hickory Street, Abilene, TX 79601

Oct

2

Funeral service

10:00 a.m.

Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home

542 Hickory Street, Abilene, TX 79601

Oct

2

Burial

Potosi Cemetery

TX

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Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home

542 Hickory Street, Abilene, TX 79601

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