Carol Everett Gimple

Memorial Services for Carol E. Gimple will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at the Elwood United Methodist Church with the Rev. Connie Karr officiating. Inurnment will be held in the Elwood Cemetery in Elwood, Nebraska.

Carol Everett Gimple, 69 years of age, of Bertrand, Nebraska passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born on September 10, 1941 in Ft. Collins, Colorado, in a migrant shack, to Leonard W. and Mae (Ross) Gimple.

Carol enjoyed fishing and hunting, attending stock-car races in Lexington and McCook, Nebraska and collecting Eagle Memorabilia.

He was employed by area hay mills where he worked as a truck driver. He retired from work in 1995 when the Central Alfalfa Plant in Lexington closed.

He was a member of the Lexington Eagles Club where he enjoyed attending dances.

Carol was preceded in death by his father and mother; one sister, Shirley Spaulding; and one nephew, Allen Wayne.

He leaves to mourn his passing, his step-mother, Beverly Fuqua of Bertrand, Nebraska; one brother, Sherman Gimple of Bertrand; one sister, Cindy Galusha and her husband, Tony of Bertrand; three nieces, one nephew, four great-nieces, and two great-nephews.

There will be no visitation as the family is honoring Carol's wish for cremation.

Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at: www.nelsonbauerfh.com.

The Sandstrom Funeral Home in Bertrand is in charge of the arrangements.