Lela Avanelle Felton (Bolivar)'s Obituary
Mrs. Lela Avanelle Felton, age 85 of Humansville, Missouri, formerly of Springfield, Missouri, passed away on Monday afternoon, April 30, 2012 at Citizen’s Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Missouri.
She was born on May 24, 1926 in Bolivar, Missouri, the daughter of Roy Franklin Watson and Treva (Gallivan) Watson.
On September 5, 1944 she married Vernon Carl Felton in Springfield, Missouri.
Lela worked for Lily-Tulip Cup Corporation in Springfield, Missouri for 28 years before her retirement in 1987. She was a member of the Pythian Avenue Baptist Church in Springfield, Missouri.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband; Vernon Felton on February 18, 2011, two brothers; Billy Gene Watson and Michael Watson, and a sister; Maxine Eidson.
Lela is survived by her son; Michael G. Felton and his wife Diana of Humansville, Missouri, one daughter; Sue Claxton and her husband Ed of Aiken, South Carolina, three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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