Nadine Pergeson, age 65, of Elsmore, Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute, Kansas. She was born June 16, 1947, at Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of Theodore and Ethel Allen. She married Kennith Pergeson on October 20, 1979 in Iola, Kansas. Her greatest joy was her grandchildren. Nadine was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Rusty Wellman; one daughter, Penny Cox Wellman; three brothers, Bobby Allen, Fred Allen, and Mitch Allen; and one sister, LaVerne Morgan. She is survived by her husband, Kennith Pergeson of the home; three sons, Kennith Pergeson Jr. of Elsmore, Kansas; Teddy Wellman of Emporia, Kansas; James Wellman of Wichita, Kansas; two daughters, Bonnie Fangman of Sedalia, Missouri; Linda Pergeson of Elsmore, Kansas; twelve grandchildren, seven great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.