Velda was born on May 17th, 1923 west of Isadora in Worth County. She died June 10th, 2013 in Lincoln, NE. Velda was a longtime resident of Worth County where she and her husband, William F. Carden, raised their family and spent many happy years close to friends and relatives.
Velda spent 31 years of her life teaching school, with an eight year break during that time to do beauty work. She received her B.S. and M.S. in education from Northwest Missouri State University. She started teaching in 1943 in Platte Dell School in Worth County and ended her teaching career in Craig. She loved helping all her students learn and grow, and hoped her lessons would serve as positive reminders for her students for many years. She never really quit teaching as she would always leave others a little wiser and better off after having met her. She lived her later years in Lincoln close to her sons David and Joseph.
She was preceded in death by husband William Carden, father Harry C. Maynard Jennings, mother Nellie Clara Ridge Jennings, and grandson Brian Carden.
Velda is survived by her brother Glen Jennings (Viola) of Grant City; children Reggie (Clara) Carden of Las Vegas; David Carden of Lincoln, Velva (William) Strand of Detroit Lakes, Mn, and Joseph Carden of Lincoln. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Velda loved baking and cooking, antiques, and recounting stories of her childhood and family life. She rarely missed church and worked hard to instill and pass along great values to her loved ones. Her ultimate love was for her family and she particularly enjoyed seeing them excel in the areas of life they were passionate about. The fine example of her love for her faith and her family will be cherished by all that knew her for years to come.
All memorials can be given in her honor to the Isadora Church of Christ. Services will be held at the Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 13th. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be at Nodaway Memorial Gardens in Maryville following the services.
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