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Nellie Qualls

September 13, 1913 — January 23, 2009

Nellie Ann Qualls Rock Springs - Nellie Ann Qualls, 90, of Rock Springs died Friday, January 23, 2009 at her daughter's home in Rock Springs after a lengthy illness. She was born September 13, 1913 in Compton, Arkansas, the daughter of Riley Frost Petree and Dovie Ann Sims Petree. She married Herbert Hugh Qualls on February 11, 1940 in Bellefonte, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on February 15, 2000. Nellie attended elementary schools and School of Ozark High School in Compton, Arkansas. She also attended Twin Falls Business College. She had been employed as postmaster at Compton, 1940 to 1943 and then moved to Jerome, Idaho in 1946. There she worked for Idaho Department Stores for several years, then by Idaho Power Co. for 30 years in both Jerome and Wendell, Idaho offices. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Her interest were her family, gardening and oil painting. Survivors include her daughter Connie Sue Kennison and husband Allen of Rock Springs; one sister, Ardath Morgan of Jerome, Idaho; two grandchildren, Kristina Sandoval of Tucson, Arizona, and Karoline Fiorentini of San Diego, California; three great-grandchildren, Rachel and Mara Fiorentini, and Rheagan Sandoval; several cousins, three nieces and five nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Riley and Dovie Petree, three sisters, Bellva Plumlee, Lorena McGhee, and Rachel Flowers, and husband Herbert H. Qualls. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at Hove-Robertson Funeral Chapel, 639 3rd Ave. E, Jerome, Idaho. Interment will take place in the Jerome Cemetery, Jerome, Idaho.
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