Nellie Lou Benedict

June 3, 1934-December 5, 2022

Nellie Lou Benedict, 88, of Sawyer, Kansas, passed away Dec. 5, 2022, at Pratt Health and Rehab in Pratt, Kansas after an extended illness.

She was born on June 3, 1934, in Pendleton to Bernice and Ruth (Stoner) Long.

Mrs. Price was a homemaker. She married Willis Price Benedict on Aug. 17, 1952. She was a member of Olde German Baptist Brethren Church in Sawyer, Kan.

Survivors include her 2 sons Gary Benedict of Modesto, California and Sheldon (Kathy) Benedict of Anderson; 2 daughters Rebecca (Tim) Allgood of Modesto, Calif. and Elaine (Quentin) Hirt of Sawyer, Kan.; brother John (Betty) Long of Pendleton; 3 sisters Evelyn Hollinger of Lapel, Martha (Richard) Hess of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and Ruth Emma (Roger) Benedict of Chambersburg, Penn.; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband Willis Price Benedict on Feb. 20, 2010; infant daughter; parents; 2 brothers Robert Long and Wilmer Long; and 4 sisters Mildred Oyler, Margaret Boyd, Nancy Bowser and Mary Cook.

A funeral service is scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at Old German Baptist Brethren Meeting House, 600 W 400 S, Lapel. Burial will follow in Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Pendleton.

Visitation is scheduled to run from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, at Hersberger-Bozell Funeral Home, 1010 North Main St., Lapel.

Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimers Association or Interim Hospice, c/o Larrison Mortuary, 300 Country Club Rd., Pratt, KS 67124.

Condolences may be made at hersbergerbozell.com