St. Clair County Obits

NATHALIE ALICE PARK


St. Clair County Courier
27 September 1990
Nathalie Alice Park, daughter of Charles and Elena Walts Randall, was born in Linn County, near Mound City, Kansas, on November 23, 1901 and passed away at the Sycamore View Nursing Home in Clinton, Missouri at the age of 88 years, 9 months and 20 days.
Nathalie had been in failing health for a number of years and spent the last three years at Sycamore View.
On April 22, 1922 she was married to John Park, who preceded her in death on March 3, 1962. Nathalie and John had a son, John Nolan Park, who was born January 9, 1925. At the tender age of three years, John Nolan was called home to be with Jesus as a result of being kicked by a horse.
Nathalie was of the Christian faith and was a member of the Park Grove Christian Church while they lived on their farm east of Lowry City. In 1935, she and John moved to Lowry City and she became a member of the Christian church there. She was very dedicated to her church work and served as secretary, treasurer and teacher for many years.
She moved to Clinton in 1979 and became a member of the Christian church there, attending as long as her health permitted. She was a member of the Rebecca Lodge in which she took an active part as long as her health permitted.
Nathalie and John operated a grocery store in Lowry City for 13 years. After selling the store, she sold Avon products. She enjoyed this work very much as she could drive her car out into the country and in town, calling on old friends and making new ones. She also enjoyed working with flowers, spending many happy hours with them, even when she was in failing health.
She was preceded in death by her husband and one son, her parents and one brother, Herbert Randall.
She is survived by one stepson, Murrel Park and wife, Marie, of Kansas City, Missouri; three brothers, Walts Randall, Cabool, Missouri, Ray Randall, Blue Mound, Kansas and Rodney Randall, Unionville, Missouri; four sisters, Elsie Jones, Helen French and Ruth Graham, all of Clinton and Elma Parsons, Appleton City, Missouri, as well as four step-grandchildren and several step-great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews and a host of friends who will miss her.
Funeral services for Nathalie were held Sunday, September 16, 1990, at the Christian Church, Clinton. Rev. Howard Cupp officiated with Lisa Gurley, Carol Rucker and Jackie Lysinger singing “I Know Who Holds Tomorrow”, “How Great Thou Art” and “Each Step I Take”. Linda Lysinger was the organist.
The Casketbearers were Chuck Randall, Jesse Randall, Leslie Parsons, Jim Randall, Johnny Park and Tim Randall. Burial was held at Lowry City Cemetery in Lowry City, Missouri, under the direction of Vansant-Mills Funeral Home.