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Mabel Violet Picking

Mabel Violet Picking

January 27, 1905 – November 3, 2000

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Funeral Service

November 7, 2000

10:30 am – 12:00 am

Kimball Ave United Methodist Church 1207 Kimball Ave, Waterloo, IA,

Mabel V. Picking, 95, of Waterloo, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000 at Parkview Nursing and Rehab Center of natural causes.

She was born Jan. 27, 1905, in Fillmore County, Minn., daughter of William and Hattie Nelson Henry. She married Roy Picking on Dec. 26, 1932, in Mitchell, S.D. He died Nov. 25, 1997.

Mrs. Picking taught primary education in the rural Cresco area and taught music in her home, continuing her career as a substitute teacher in the Waterloo area.

Survived by a daughter, Greta Poland of Waterloo; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by two brothers, Giles and Willis Henry; and a sister, Myrtle Thompson.

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