Margaret Nadine Vannattan

Margaret Nadine Vannattan, 95, Perry, died Friday, July 1, 2011 at the Deer Park North care facility in Meriden. She was born October 27, 1915 at Perry, the daughter of Elmer and Iva Mae Thompson Williamson and was a lifelong resident of Perry. She was a 1935 graduate and Valedictorian of Perry Rural High School. Margaret worked as a Postal Clerk for 23 years at the Perry Post Office, retiring in 1980. She was a member of Perry United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women and was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She was married to Albert Elwood “Pete” Vannattan on September 2, 1939 at Topeka, he preceded her in death on July 23, 1964. She is survived by a daughter, Willa (Jack) Annis, Perry, two grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Johnson, a grandson, Shawn Annis, a brother, Benjamin Williamson, and four sisters, Agnes Grandstaff, Wilma Metzger, Mary Davis and Betty Machacek.
Funeral Services will be at 10:00 AM, Thursday at the Perry United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Perry. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:00 PM, Wednesday at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, Oskaloosa. Memorials may be made to Perry United Methodist Church in care of the Funeral Home, P.O. Box 416, Oskaloosa, KS. 66066.