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Obituary -- Website: https://www.toedtmanngrosse.com/obituary/EmilyL-Nunnelly:

Emily Louise (Emmy Lou) Nunnelly (nee Cardwell) died on August 5, 2019 in her home in New Florence, Mo. She was 99.

Born at home to Charles S. and Ruth V. (nee Hachett) Cardwell on August 5, 1920, Emmy Lou attended New Florence School for 12 years, graduated, and later attended business school in Columbia, Mo.

Emmy Lou was the widow of Howard Davault Nunnelly, her hometown sweetheart, who died on March 30, 1986. They were married July 4, 1941, and started married life moving frequently around the country for her husband’s employer. They returned to New Florence, Mo., in 1952, where they lived all their lives, raising three daughters: Cherie, Colleen, and Robin.

An industrious woman, she owned and operated the local Sinclair gas station with her husband, served as the office manager of the New Florence Telephone Company, and became a licensed insurance agent.

A life-long member of the New Florence United Methodist Church, she actively served the church in many roles, including as a Sunday school teacher, treasurer, board member, and wherever help was needed. She loved and kept the community in her heart. Emmy Lou was passionate about family and community history and was a resource for those seeking to learn about the past. Her home was always welcoming. She enjoyed hosting family gatherings. She imparted love and life lessons to the younger generations, encouraging them in their endeavors. After her retirement, she became a master knitter, creating warm and soft items for family and friends, as well as teaching others the craft.

Emmy Lou was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and daughter Colleen, her brother, George ‘G.T.’ his wife, Delphine, her brother Ralph, her sister Leah Sutton and brother-in-law / son-in-law Ben Sutton.

She is survived by her brother, Charles ‘Jack’ Cardwell (GeJuan), sister-in-law Geraldine ‘Jerri’ Cardwell, daughter Cherie Bledsoe-Sutton, granddaughter Kama Bledsoe (Michael Owen), great-grandchildren Isabelle and Will Owen, daughter Robin Nunnelly (Stephen Chappell), step-granddaughter Cortnee Smith (Brian), step-grandchildren Audrey, Noelle, and Preston Smith, grandson Timothy Davault Chappell, and numerous beloved nieces and nephews.

The memory of Emmy Lou’s warm, caring ways will be treasured and missed by family and friends.

Memorial contributions are welcomed to the Central Methodist University-scholarship fund in memory of Charles Scott Cardwell, who was Emmy Lou’s father. Memorials are also welcomed to the New Florence Cemetery Association, c/o Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home 1221 Washington Street, Hermann, Mo 65041.

The family would like to thank the staff of Kindred Hospice in Troy, Mo., and especially caregivers Emily Brandt, Miranda Griesbauer, Jane Stoneking, and Carmalee Lewallen.

Visitation will be at Toedtmann-Grosse Funeral Home in New Florence, Mo., from 4:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, August 9.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, at the New Florence United Methodist Church. Burial service will follow at the New Florence Cemetery.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Emily L. "Emmy Lou" (Cardwell) Nunnelly, please visit our floral store.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Montgomery Standard, January 24, 1952:

New Florence News

Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Nunnelly and daughters, Cheri (sic) and Colleen of Westfield, Massachusetts, came Saturday night to make their home here. Davault has taken over the Sinclair Oil Company for his uncle, H. H. Davault. Until they find a home they are with their respective parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Nunnelly, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cardwell.

Obituary -- The Bridgeton News; October 27, 2011 (Website: http://www.bridgton.com/katherine-c-nunnelly/)

KANSAS CITY, MO. Katherine Colleen Nunnelly, 63, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Sept. 29, 2011, with family at her side. Colleen was born April 12, 1948, in Schenectady, N.Y., to Howard Davault and Emily Louise Cardwell Nunnelly. She grew up in bucolic New Florence, Mo.

Colleen graduated from Montgomery County R-2 High School and the University of Missouri, Phi Beta Kappa. She served two years in the Teacher Corps. Colleen was a member of the first class of Antioch Law School, where she graduated with a Doctorate of Jurisprudence in 1975. The Legal Aid Society of Western Missouri employed Colleen until 1984. She was then hired as managing attorney for UAW Legal Services for three offices in the Kansas City area. Colleen retired in May of 2010.

She served on the Board of Directors of Unicorn Theater, volunteered as an instructor for English as a Second Language, and served as Missouri State Chairman for the National Organization of Bankruptcy Attorneys.

Colleen had a deep appreciation for the natural calm of Lovell, Maine, where she vacationed almost every summer since law school. She bought a cabin there in 1987.

She is survived by her mother, her two sisters, Cherie Bledsoe-Sutton and Robin Nunnelly; several nieces and nephews; three great-nieces and a great-nephew.

Her memorial will be on Saturday, Oct. 29. Visitation is at 3:30 p.m. and memorial services are at 4:30 p.m. at New Florence United Methodist Church, 209 West Mortimer St., New Florence, Mo.

Memorial contributions are welcomed at: Legal Aid of Western Missouri Endowment, whose mission, providing legal representation to those unable to afford it, Colleen strongly believed in, at 1125 Grand Blvd., #1900, Kansas City, MO 64106; Colleen's hometown church, New Florence United Methodist Church, PO Box 15, New Florence, MO 63363; The Greater Lovell Land Trust, which seeks to preserve the beauty and peace of Lovell, Maine, which Colleen loved so much, PO Box 181, Center Lovell, ME 04016.