Sophia Nightingale

Sophia Ruthalee Nightingale, 89, Corn, OK resident passed away Sunday, October 13, 2013, in Weatherford, OK. Sophia was born October 15, 1923, to John and Katie (Schmidt) Koehn in Goltry, OK. At the age of five, she moved to Caddo county where she lived until 2007. She accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior at a revival in 1942. Sophia was united in marriage to Elmer Nightingale on April 23, 1944, at the Greenfield Mennonite Church, south of Carnegie. She was a longtime member of Greenfield Mennonite Church and later became a member of the Herold Mennonite Church of rural Bessie.

Survivors include two sons:
DeWayne and wife Barbara Nightingale, Enid, OK
Danny and wife Gail Nightingale, Elk City, OK
one daughter:
Bonnie and husband Kenny Dyck, Corn, OK
9 Grandchildren:
Brian and Robyn White, Enid, OK
Michael and Kelly Noak, Enid, OK
Branden and Michelle Nightingale, Enid, OK
Ryan and Christy Vogt, Hesston, KS
Craig and Elizabeth Dyck, Hominy, OK
Carlin and Angela Dyck, Weatherford, OK
Phillip and Staci Payne, Manhattan, KS
Glenn and Candie Nightingale, Elk City, OK
Nick and Dana Grant, Yukon, OK
15 Great-grandchildren and two on the way
Two brothers:
Elmer Lee Koehn, Tahlequah, OK
Paul Dean Koehn and wife Judy, Harper, TX
Two sisters:
Lonetta Unruh, Mustang, OK
Nora Belle Dalke, Hesston, KS

She was preceded in death by her husband Elmer, one son Orlin, one daughter Jeannie, her parents John C. and Katie Koehn, her brother Lloyd Koehn, and sister Edna Unruh.

Family will greet friends at Ray and Martha's Funeral Home on Wednesday from 7:00-8:30 pm.
Services: 2:00 pm Thursday October 17, 2013
Harold Mennonite Church, Cordell, OK
Interment: Greenfield Mennonite Cemetery Carnegie, OK
Officiated by: Rev. Buck Nicholson and Rev. Eugene Thieszen
Under the direction of Ray and Martha's Funeral Home, Carnegie, OK

Memorial Contributions can be made to Greenfield Mennonite Cemetery or Corn Bible Academy.