Nina Mae Peden

November 3, 1931 - January 29, 2021

Nina Mae Peden, age 89, of Bowling Green passed away Friday, January 29, 2021 at Cedarhurst of Columbia. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 1, 2021 at 12pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Bowling Green with Rev. Jay Ayers officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the First Presbyterian Church on Monday, February 1, 2021 from 10am until time of service. Nina was born November 3, 1931 in Olney, MO, the daughter of George Lee and Dollie Ruth (Foutes) Bent. On April 12, l953 at the Christian Church in New London she married Robert I. Peden. Survivors include their three daughters, Marcia Sue Tepen (Bob) of Bowling Green, Sherry Lynn Cooksey (Jim) of Moberly, & Laura Mae Ledbetter (Jeff) of Grove City, OH; eight grandchildren Angie Richardson (Zach) of Moberly, Lani Horstmann (Daniel) of Ashland, Emily Price (James) of Columbia, Garreth Cooksey of Hannibal, Shaylynn McCollough (Eric) of Columbia, Layle Ledbetter of Kansas City, Lydia Ledbetter of Dayton, OH, Lexi Ledbetter of Columbus, OH; eight great-grandchildren Drake Luebrecht of Columbia, Max & Owen Richardson of Moberly, Grant & Claire Horstmann of Ashland, Jillian, Cooper & Scarlett Price of Columbia. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Peden, parents, brothers James Allen and Edward Bent, sister Mary Sue Gilbert.. Nina grew up in Frankford and moved to Curryville during high school. Upon graduation she moved to Hannibal and worked at Levering Hospital. She later married Robert and moved to Bowling Green. She worked for many years as the secretary of the Junior High School. Nina loved doing many things. She enjoyed china & tole painting, gardening, flowers, crafting, quilting, and she was an accomplished seamstress. She loved visiting her grandchildren and vacationing with family and friends. Nina was very active in the First Presbyterian Church. She served as a Deacon and an Elder, was a member of the women’s circle, women’s bible study, and the Superintendent for many years. She volunteered for many years at the Genealogy Society. She was also a big supporter for the Relay for Life as a breast cancer survivor for 25 years. Pallbearers will be Zach Richardson, Daniel Horstmann, James Price, Garreth Cooksey, Adam Gilbert, Stephen Foutes and Drake Luebrecht. Honorary pallbearers include Keith Wescott, Bob Galloway, Charlie Foutes, Grant Horstmann & Max Richardson. Memorials can be made to Bowling Green First Presbyterian Church.