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Perlene M. (Perry) Nemsgern 1925 - 2010

Perlene Movella (Perry) Nemsgern of Claude, Armstrong County, Texas was born on April 18, 1925. She was married to Nick J. Nemsgern on February 6, 1984 in Moore County, TX, and died at age 85 years old on July 29, 2010 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas United States. Perlene Nemsgern was buried at Lane Memorial Cemetery in Sunray, Moore County.

Perlene Movella (Perry) Nemsgern

"Penny", Perlene Layton

Claude, Armstrong County, Texas 79019

April 18, 1925

July 29, 2010

Claude, Armstrong County, Texas, 79019, United States

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Perlene Movella "Penny" Perry is the daughter of John David Perry (1880-1951) and Hattie Rojean Choate (1891-1925). She was born on April 18, 1925 in Wynnewood, Garvin County, Oklahoma and had siblings Walter (1911-1981), Lucinda (1914-2004), Verdie Elizabeth (1916-2008), Katie Lee (1921-1990), and Tama Mae Perry (1923-1999). They grew up in Jefferson County Oklahoma. She first married Wilford Emmitt Layton (1923-1969) and had children together including Patricia Joyce Layton Fowler (1943-2018), Charles Wayne Layton (1945-2020), and Kelly Lynn Layton (1951-2005). He passed away, and Penny later married Nick John Nemsgern (1922-2000) on February 6, 1984 in Moore, Texas, USA. They were together until his death. She was a homemaker and loved to cook, do crafting projects and take care of the elderly.
04/18

1925

Birthday

April 18, 1925

Birthdate

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Ethnicity & Family History

She was white, her father was born in Arkansas and her mother was born in Texas.
Nationality & Locations

Penny had been a resident of Dumas since 1982 and a former resident of Sunray since 1969.
Early Life & Education

By age 15, she had completed school through 8th grade.
Professional Career

Penny was a homemaker and mother.
Personal Life & Family

She loved to cook, do crafting projects and take care of the elderly.
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2010

Death

July 29, 2010

Death date

Unknown
Cause of death

Claude, Armstrong County, Texas 79019, United States
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Lane Memorial Cemetery in Sunray, Moore County, Texas 79086, United States
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Obituary

Penny Nemsgern, 85, passed away Thursday, July 29, 2010. Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, August 2, in Morrison Memorial Chapel with Rev. Brad Foster, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Lane Memorial Cemetery, Sunray, by Morrison Funeral Directors. Penny Nemsgern was born April 18, 1925 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma to John David and Hattie Rojean Perry. She was a homemaker and loved to cook, do crafting projects and take care of the elderly. She always had a tender place in her heart for Safeplace and was always eager to help in any capacity. She had been a resident of Dumas since 1982 and a former resident of Sunray since 1969. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Chuck Layton in 1969; her second husband, Nick Nemsgern in 2000; her son, Kelly Layton in 2005; 4 sisters and 1 brother. Survivors include; daughters, Pat Fowler of Claude and Debbie Peek of Amarillo; sons, Charlie Layton of Childress and Bryant Layton of Claremore, Okla; 17 Grandchildren; 32 Great-grandchildren; and 3 Great-Great-Grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Meals on Wheels, PO Box 1535, Dumas, TX 79029.

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Perlene M. (Perry) Nemsgern lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.

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In 1925, in the year that Perlene M. (Perry) Nemsgern was born, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".

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In 1946, by the time she was 21 years old, pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Spock's book "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" was published. It sold half a million copies in the first six months. Aside from the Bible, it became the best selling book of the 20th century. A generation of Baby Boomers were raised by the advice of Dr. Spock.

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Perlene M. (Perry) Nemsgern Apr 18, 1925 - Jul 29, 2010

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