Mabel P. Kimberling, 98, a former Baker City resident, died May 1, 2001, at Cheyenne, Wyo.
Her memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St. Pastor Ralph Holcomb will officiate. Interment will be in the Unity Cemetery.
Mrs. Kimberling was born on July 14, 1902, at Unity to George G. and Emma May Elms Nelson. She grew up in Unity. She attended grade school in Unity and high school at Baker City.
She also attended Baker Business School. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church and the Royal Neighbors of America.
Survivors include six grandchildren, Robert Gould Jr. and Joseph Gould, both of Wyoming, William Gould, Jeanna Marie Brink and Harold Gould of Colorado and Matthew Gould of Idaho; and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Everett Kimberling; her second husband, Arthur Kimberling; two brothers, Fred Nelson and Ray Nelson; and a daughter, Carol Jean Gould.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Oregon Trail Regional Museum through the Coles-Strommer Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.
Used with permission from: The Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, May 11, 2001
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor