Jeffery Lee Nightingale

Jeffery Lee Nightingale age 66, of Lake Village, Arkansas died Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Ulysses, Kansas. He was born August 27, 1949 at Okeene, Oklahoma the son of Orlie and Eveline Nightingale.

Jeff went to Progressive School and grew up in Fairview, Oklahoma. He spent 42 years working in a shipyard. Jeff was the Chief Operating Officer and President of Mississippi Marine. He had spent the last four months in Ulysses, Kansas with his family.

On September 16, 1968 he married Betty Owens; she preceded him in death on October 11, 2014.

Survivors include his mother, Eveline Nightingale of Chickasha, Oklahoma; three brothers, Weldon Nightingale and wife Saundra of Ulysses, Kansas, Merlin Nightingale and wife Dorothy of Enid, Oklahoma and Steven Nightingale and wife Shirley of Ulysses, Kansas; three sisters, Gaylene Wohlgemuth and husband Darrell of Roblin, Manitoba, Jane Nightingale of Chickasha, Oklahoma and Shannon Unruh and husband Rodney of Bradley, Arkansas; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Jeff was preceded in death by his father, Orlie Nightingale; and his wife, Betty.

Visitation will be from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Garnand Funeral Home in Ulysses, Kansas. A second visitation will be held at Leland Mennonite Church in Leland, Mississippi from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Sunday, October 18, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, October 19, 2015 at Leland Mennonite Church in Leland, Mississippi with burial at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant Ave, Ulysses, Kansas 67880.