Nellie Clark Jarvi, 91, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, in Lexington, Kentucky, where she had been living since the death of her husband, Kayo Jarvi, in 2010.
She was born May 8, 1923, in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Mrs. Jarvi moved with her family to DeKalb, Illinois, in 1936 and she graduated from DeKalb Township High School in 1941. She and Kayo married in 1946. She retired from DeKalb Agricultural Association Inc. In 1993, the Jarvis moved to Plant City. Mrs. Jarvi loved God and she served Him faithfully all her life. She loved her husband and her family, taking care of them as long as she lived.
She was predeceased by her parents, Graydon and Annie Clark; sister, Dorothy Neilsson; and brother, Graydon Clark Jr. She is survived by her daughters, Claudia Blaylock (Bob) and Celia Taylor (Rudy); grandchildren, Megan Starling (Justin), Macy Andrews and Ian Blaylock (Monica); and great-grandson, Linus Blaylock.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30, at First Baptist Church in DeKalb. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Nellie C. Jarvi Memorial Fund at Anderson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 605, 2011 South Fourth Street, DeKalb, Illinois, 60115.
