Alice Jane Velten, 80, of Witt died Saturday, Feb. 17, at Hillsboro Rehab and Healthcare.
Visitation for Mrs. Velten will be held Friday, Feb. 23, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Witt. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. with the Reverend Sheryl VanDyke officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Mimosa Cemetery in Tennessee. Stiehl Dawson Funeral Home is assisting the family with services.
Mrs. Velten was born Oct. 3, 1943, in Terre Haute, IN, to Grant and Lucy Jane (Sherer). She and Willam J. Velton, her true love, were married for over 50 years. He preceded her in death on March 4, 2013.
After graduating from high school, she went on to earn her master’s degree in nursing at DePaul University and was the director of nursing at hospitals in Tennessee, Arkansas, South Carolina and St. Louis, MO. She had also taught adult literacy. She was an active member of Sewing for Missions and the N.O.W. Club.
Mrs. Velten is survived by her daughters, Crystal (Richard) Taylor and Taylor Velten; grandchildren, Makayla (Dezron) Jones, Ayrlin Taylor and Collette Beasley; great-grandchildren, Kalyn Jones and Kaden Jones; sister, Larry (Cookie) Schell and brother, Lloyd (Laura) Schell.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Bowen; sister, Ruth Ann McKee and brother Jim Schell.
Memorials are suggested to the Sewing for Missions or the Montgomery County Cancer Association.
Online condolences can be left at stiehldawsonfh.com
