J. Nadine Boydston

June Nadine Boydston, age 95, of Parkview Heights, Garnett, passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at the Anderson County Hospital in Garnett, Kansas.

Always known as Nadine, she was born June 4, 1925, in the rural Keokuk community near Centerville, Kansas. She was the daughter of Thomas Burton McCarty and Mabel Ann Holloman McCarty and was the eighth of nine children in her family.

She attended Keokuk grade school and graduated from Parker Rural High School in 1943.

Nadine was united in marriage to Allie Boydston, Jr. on June 25, 1944 at the Centerville Methodist Church. They became the parents of two children, Bruce Alan and Marsha Lynn and would spend their entire married life in the Centerville area.

Nadine was a very happy homemaker and spent forty-four years supporting the love of her life in farming and ranching operations. She enjoyed gardening, canning fruits and vegetables and cooking meals. She also raised chickens and sold eggs. Being a wife, a mother, and becoming a Grandma Dean and Grandma Great was truly Nadine's purpose and joy in life.

She possessed a very unique talent, that of being able to play the piano without formal training, also known as "playing by ear". If she knew the melody of the song, she could play it. She and Junior enjoyed dancing and through the years, spent many Saturday nights attending the dances at the PlaMart in Paola, joined by long time friends for an enjoyable evening out; one they so looked forward to as a nice break from the continual work of the farm.

Following her husband's death, Nadine moved to LaCygne, Kansas in 1990, and then became a Parkview Heights resident in 2018.

Nadine is survived by daughter Marsha (Fred) Baker of Overland Park; daughter-in-law Rita Boydston of Centerville; sister-in-law Margaret Boydston Wilson (Richard) of St. James, MO; five grandchildren Lisa (Kevin) Cummings, Amy (Paul) Taylor, Kerry Wefald, Wesley (Pam) Baker, and Brent (Alison) Boydston, fourteen great-grandchildren, Molly, Riley and Jake Cummings; Lauren, Abigail and Ella Kate Taylor; Halle and Jonathan Wefald; Bradley and Avery Baker, Dakota Broers; and Beau, Emery and Lacey Boydston; and one great-great granddaughter Halle Rose Baker.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Allie Boydston Jr., in March, 1989.; her son, Bruce Boydston in March, 2020, her parents and eight siblings: Harmie, Thomas Burt, Opal Davey, Alfred, Alta Riblett, Eva Spencer, Phoebe Barnett and Betty Lou Bilderback.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, May 22, 2021, at the Centerville Community Church, Centerville, Kansas. The family will greet friends at the church from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., prior to the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to Centerville Community Church and left in care of Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, 219 S. Oak St., Garnett, Kansas 66032. Condolences may be left for the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com