Born Sept. 12, 1924, in Rome, she was the daughter of Luther H. and Margaret Sammons Christner. On Nov. 16, 1941, she married Robert Holland Delzell in Kahoka, Mo. He died July 18, 1976.
Mrs. Delzell was a homemaker and had worked as an aide at Morning Sun Care Center. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Morning Sun, Royal Neighbors of America and Morning Sun Lioness.
Survivors include one daughter, Diana Wagner of Morning Sun; three sons, Jerry Delzell of Mediapolis, Paul Delzell of Fulton, Ill., and Raymond Delzell of Washington; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; one brother, Edward Christner of Washington; and three sisters, Evelyn Talbot and Joan Willey, both of Mount Pleasant, and Mae Meth of Van Buren, Ark.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter in infancy and one grandson.
The funeral for Mrs. Delzell will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Morning Sun, with Rev. Scott Smith officiating.
Born Sept. 12, 1924, in Rome, she was the daughter of Luther H. and Margaret Sammons Christner. On Nov. 16, 1941, she married Robert Holland Delzell in Kahoka, Mo. He died July 18, 1976.
Mrs. Delzell was a homemaker and had worked as an aide at Morning Sun Care Center. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Morning Sun, Royal Neighbors of America and Morning Sun Lioness.
Survivors include one daughter, Diana Wagner of Morning Sun; three sons, Jerry Delzell of Mediapolis, Paul Delzell of Fulton, Ill., and Raymond Delzell of Washington; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; one brother, Edward Christner of Washington; and three sisters, Evelyn Talbot and Joan Willey, both of Mount Pleasant, and Mae Meth of Van Buren, Ark.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter in infancy and one grandson.
The funeral for Mrs. Delzell will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Morning Sun, with Rev. Scott Smith officiating.
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