NELLIE CLAIRE ATER
Friday, August 31, 2012
Nellie Claire Ater, age 89, resident of Pittsburg, Kan., died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg. She was born March 17, 1923, in McFall, Mo., the daughter of O.C. Salmon and Ethel Tull Salmon. Nellie graduated from Kincaid High School. While in high school, she played on the basketball team and also played the piano for the Boys' Glee Club. She first married Warren F. Stewart on Dec. 18, 1941. He preceded her in death. She later married Eugene Williams on Nov. 16, 1973. They were married for two years prior to his death in 1975. She later married Ivan Ater on Sept. 6, 1977. He died Aug. 17, 2008.