Zelpha L. Golding

Zelpha L. Golding

Sept. 4, 1929 - Jan. 27, 2023

STRATTON, Neb. — Zelpha L. Golding, age 93, of Stratton, passed away on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, at Kinship Pointe, McCook.

Born Sept. 4, 1929, to parents, Floyd and Grace (Burks) Cushing, Zelpha grew up on the north divide of Stratton. She was the first born of three siblings. She graduated from Stratton High School and taught in country schools.

Zelpha married Burdette E. Golding of the south divide on Sept.12, 1948 in Stratton. The couple built their house and made it their home where they were blessed with four children. Zelpha liked being a homemaker and a farmwife. She enjoyed the wildflowers in the pastures, reminiscing about family and places where family lived, recalling specific dates, and numbers of license plates and birth dates and years.

Zelpha was a lifelong resident of the Stratton community, where she attended the Christian Union Church. She took her faith in Christ very seriously and spent countless hours reading and studying God’s Word.

Zelpha was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Kent; and sister, Karen (Ray) Yant; and two infant brothers.

She is survived by two daughters, Jane Marie (Dick Hansen) of Hastings, Neb., and Ann (Lynn) Sutton of Stratton; two sons, Scott (Betty) Golding and Bob Golding of Stratton; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Stratton Fire and Rescue Squad, c/o Melba Rife, 511 Barton, Stratton, NE 69043.

Visitation will be prior to the funeral service, beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home, McCook.

A funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, at Carpenter Breland Funeral Home, McCook, with Pastor Kyle Dellevoet officiating.

A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery, Stratton, with refreshments to follow at the Grandview Senior Center.

Carpenter Breland Funeral Home, McCook, has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please visit our website at www.carpenterbreland.com to sign the online guestbook for the family.