Celia Ophelia (Waugh) Bush, 94, of Walker, passed away Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, at Christian Health Care Center in Nevada. She was born Nov. 12, 1916, in Cedar County, Missouri, to Isaac and Mabel (Neely) Waugh.
She was a graduate of El Dorado Springs High School. She married Herman Delbert Bush on Aug. 8, 1936. After their marriage, they moved to a farm north of Walker and also resided in the Ketterman and Schell City areas before moving to their final home east of Walker in 1959. Celia enjoyed taking care of the farm animals, growing flowers, sewing, and cooking for her family.
She was predeceased by her parents; her brother, Lloyd Waugh; her sister, Hedia Waugh Gee; her husband Herman; her infant daughter, Barbara; and her daughter-in-law, Glenda.
Survivors include her son, Joe Bush – Walker: her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Dan DeLancey - Kansas City; her granddaughter, Becky Cooper and husband, Eric; two great-grandsons, Tyler and Jake Cooper - of El Dorado Springs; and Mollie, her faithful Border Collie companion.
Services will begin at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home; with a visitation before the service from 1-2 p.m. Lester Thornton will officiate. Interment will follow in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery under the direction of Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be - W.D. Seitz, Clarence Hackleman, Tim Dade, Ben Decker, Rick Praiswater and Jeff Koehn.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Online condolences may be left at: www.blandhackle man.com
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