Helen Sizelove
1930 - 2016
Obituary
Helen Sizelove, 85, passed away on Jan.
9, 2016, at Presbyterian Manor in Newton.
Helen was born on September 12, 1930,
in Mountain Grove, Missouri, to Taylor and Anna (Williams) Sails.
Helen married her best friend, Claudie
Sizelove, and they were married for 49 years. He preceded her in
death.
Helen loved the life of a farmer,
rancher, gardener and being in the outdoors. She raised Black Angus
Cows, was ahorseback rider and square dancer. She had multiple
careers as she worked as a rural school teacher, nurse's aide, Real
Estate Broker and Auction Clerk for Sizelove Auction Company and
bookkeeper for Axtell Clinic.
She is survived by children: Leta
(Mings) Thomas and Mike, Kate (Sizelove) McPheeters and Phillip,
Debbie (Mings) Ford, Cindy (Sizelove) Pyl and Jelke, Mark Sizelove
and wife, Candy; 13 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and seven
great-great grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by her
parents: Anna and Taylor Sails; brother: Aaron (Buck) Sails, sister:
Zelma (Sails) Fetrow; and husband: Claudie Verle Sizelove and son in
law, Ben Ford.
A Memorial Service will be at 10 a.m.
on Saturday (Jan. 23, 2016) at Petersen Funeral Chapel. A visitation
will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 22, 2016, at Petersen Funeral Home. The
family will be present to greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A graveside
committal will follow the service at Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.
A memorial has been established for the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
The family would like to express their
appreciation for the quality care that Helen received at the
Presbyterian Manor of Newton. Petersenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
