Nellie Irene Chapman

Funeral Services for Nellie Irene Chapman, 89, Cordell resident will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, July 18, 2015 in the Kiesau Memorial Chapel officiated by Janice Meese. Burial will conclude in the Arapaho Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Nellie Irene Chapman was born May 1, 1926 to Richard R. Chapman and Nina A. (Ealey) Chapman in Arapaho, Oklahoma and passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in the Cordell Christian Home in Cordell, OK. Miss Chapman was raised in Arapaho and attended Arapaho School. She continued her education at Southwestern State College and received an Elementary Education Degree. She enlisted in the U.S. Army on December 21, 1961. She served in the medical field as an X-Ray Technician and received her Honorable Discharge September 4, 1964 as a Private First Class, E-3. She moved to Houston, TX and worked for the Kelsey-Seibold Clinic and was an X-Ray Technician Supervisor. She had retired and moved to Cordell where she was a resident of the Village and later the Cordell Christian Home. She was a member of the Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Elvin Chapman and two sisters, Nora Lee Nonanst and Lucile Ford Langley. She is survived by several nieces and nephews.