E. Carla Cheyney, age 71 of Stanton, died Tuesday March 5, 2019 at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, NE. Carla was born November 11, 1947 in Tilden, Nebraska, the daughter of Oscar and Maria (Sandri) Thomas. She attended Center Public schools and graduated from Creighton High School in 1966.
On September 2, 1972 Carla married Merle LeRoy Cheyney of Brunswick at the Congregational Church in Center. The couple farmed north of Brunswick, managed a hog and feeder pig operation near Verdige, and farmed west of Creighton until they moved to Stanton in 1989. She was a member of Jehovah’s Witness of Norfolk. Surviving her is husband Merle Cheyney of Stanton; her 3 children Gregory Cheyney of Stanton; Jolene Cheyney of Norfolk; and Lisa Cheyney of Fremont; her 3 siblings Sharon and David Skipton of Eureka, Montana; Tom Thomas of Salem, Oregon; and Cindy and Cathy Thomas of Seattle, WA. Memorial Services will be held at the Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witness in Norfolk, NR on Wednesday March 13, 2019. |