At the age of 15, she moved to Joplin. She moved to Parsons, Kan., in 2002 to be near her family.
Survivors include: two sons, Harry Waters, of Henderson, Nev., and Mitchell Waters, of Joplin; two daughters, Kay Waters, of Shawnee, Kan., and Debra thompson, of Arlington, Texas; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and one brother, roy Pendergraft, of Willard. She was preceded in death by one brother, Fred Pendergraft; two sisters, Bonnie Perry and Flossie Edmondson; and one daughter, Sharon Bruey.
Following cremation, the family will hold a private burial service at a later date.
Arrangements are under the direction of Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, Parsons, Kan.
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