On April 9, 1947 she was married to B.T. Eaton in Kearney, MO and he preceded her in death on April 11, 2014. Fern was raised in Weston and Kearney, MO and attended Kearney High School. Following her marriage to B.T. they moved to Fairbanks, AK where they resided for three years before coming to Vernon County in 1951. While in Alaska they had the first two of their six daughters. Fern was a homemaker and enjoyed growing vegetables and flowers, picking up pecans, and loved going fishing and dancing with B.T.
Survivors include her six children, Laurie Brannan and her husband Rick of Bronaugh, Elaine Welborn and her husband Joe of Stockton, Betty Ellis-Schmidt and her husband Rick of Kansas City, MO, Francis Daniels and her husband David of Moundville, Gwen Jones and her husband Kenny, Nevada, and Gale Dow and her husband Corky of Carthage, seventeen grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren, 19 great-great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, and two sisters-in-law, Aleene Eaton of Pittsburg, MO and Rosemary Evans of Kansas City. In addition to her husband B.T., Fern was preceded in death by three sisters, five brothers, and three grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor Nick Hardison officiating. The family will receive friends from 10-11:00 am prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be held later in the National Cemetery, Ft. Scott, KS.
Those who wish may contribute in Fern’s memory to the Bronaugh Christian Church in care of the funeral home.
Survivors include her six children, Laurie Brannan and her husband Rick of Bronaugh, Elaine Welborn and her husband Joe of Stockton, Betty Ellis-Schmidt and her husband Rick of Kansas City, MO, Francis Daniels and her husband David of Moundville, Gwen Jones and her husband Kenny, Nevada, and Gale Dow and her husband Corky of Carthage, seventeen grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren, 19 great-great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, and two sisters-in-law, Aleene Eaton of Pittsburg, MO and Rosemary Evans of Kansas City. In addition to her husband B.T., Fern was preceded in death by three sisters, five brothers, and three grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Pastor Nick Hardison officiating. The family will receive friends from 10-11:00 am prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be held later in the National Cemetery, Ft. Scott, KS.
Those who wish may contribute in Fern’s memory to the Bronaugh Christian Church in care of the funeral home.
