Sue Jo Nisly 84 years. Born August 15,1938 to Ace Clifford Merrifield and Edith Lois Merrifield (Thomas) in Moapa, Nevada
. She was the youngest and last living of 6 children. Her life was sparse and they were poor. Her parents divorced and her mother worked on a military base in southern California near Daggett, during a time when women were not always welcome in the workplace. Sue attended public school till the 8th grade, became a mother at a young age.
7 children later and 4 marriages. Sue did a variety of work, the turkey processing plant, the cannery and as a caregiver. She always encouraged her children to do their homework and took them fishing when she could. She loved gardening, cooking and sewing and did some beautiful oil paintings. She loved taking care of her cows, chickens and horses. She helped build barns and did fencing.
She joins her 2 deceased children Robert Fricchione and Kathleen Nisly. Her living children Annette Coxson, James Fricchione, Nic Arretche and Randall Los Sr. She leaves her grandchildren Thomas, Daniel, Crystal, Michelle, Joanne, Bexinta, Sara, Joshua, Mary, Miki, Annie, Danielle, Randy, Katrina, Shelby, Allysa, Andrea, Jack. These are her great grandchildren: Helen, Kaleah, Elliot, Jessica, Nathan, Sabrina, Sebastian, Marcellus, River, Haily, Madeline, Fox, Lillian, Jessie Rose, Reagan, James, Gabriel, Jaden, Roland, Charlie, Jillian, Randy, Hailey, Ethan, Liam, Gracie, Elijah, Luke, and her great-great grandchildren: Aurora, Jasper.
Her life was full of mistakes and full of fun and alot of hard work, she wants you all to live a long and healthy life.
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