Nellie was born the 5th day of October 1919. She was born at the home
of Sister Godfrey, in Taber, Alberta, Canada. She was the third child
of Callie Haycock Henderson and Oswald Clayton Henderson. Nellie
was born at Taber but her folks lived at Purple Springs. They lived
three miles from town and travelled by horse and buggy.

When Nellie was two and a half years old her mother passed away and
for a short time she and her brother stayed with her Grandmother and
Grandfather Haycock in Idaho. Then her father brought her and
her back to Canada. All four children, stayed with their Aunt Leona
Henderson Bingham in Magrrath. Her father stayed in Purple
Springs to do the farming.

Nellie started to school when six years of age. She received her
schooling in Magrath, and attended school for twelve years. In the
spring of 1925 when Nellie was five years old her father moved
to Magrath. He rented a farm south west of Magrath. It was the
Roy Coleman farm. He hired Mrs. Margaret McAdam as a
housekeeper and lived on the farm with his children.

On March 3rd 1926 her father married Rosa Senn, and Nellie had
a new mother.

On the 5th of June 1928 Nellie was baptized a member of the Church
Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. She belonged to the Magrath
2nd Ward all her life. She attended Primary, Sunday School,
Mutual and Sacrament Meetings regularly.

On 3rd of Nov. 1938 she married, Dale Clifford Bly, third son of Harry
and Irene Bly. They were married in the Alberta Temple at Cardston.
Except for a short time spent in Welling at the farm home of Mr.
and Mrs. Gunning, where Dale was employed, Nellie spent all her
life in Magrath.

They had two children, a daughter born in Magrath at the home of
Miss Pearl Heninger, and a son born in the old Magrath hospital.

Nellie served in the Presidency of the Primary and also worked
in the Mutual. She was also a member of the choir. She had a
lovely soprano voice and was active in musical departments of
other organizations.

On 13 January 1950 Nellie passed away in the St. Michaels Hospital
in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. She had a Gall Bladder operation
about the middle of November 1949. She never gained consciousness
after the operation. She lived in this unconscious condition for eight
weeks. She was buried on the 18 January 1950 in the Magrath
Cemetery.

Nellie was a devoted wife and Mother. She had a very pleasant
personality and was loved by all who knew her.

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