Submitted by: John C. Monk
Nellie
M. Scaife
May 18, 1931 - May 14, 2010
SOUTH BEND - Mrs. Nellie Mae Scaife, 78, who resided on Greenwood
Drive, South Bend, Indiana, passed from this life at 8:08 a.m.
Friday, May 14, 2010, in Rivercrest Specialty Hospital,
Mishawaka, IN. Nellie Mae was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, on
May 18, 1931, to Alfred and Maggie (Johnson) Lintz. She was
reared in Arkansas and on December 24, 1945, in Marvell,
Arkansas, she and Fred Scaife were united in marriage. In 1993,
coming form Marvell, the family relocated to South Bend. Also in
1993, Mrs. Scaife retired as a nurse's aide after 30 years of
employment. Mrs. Scaife was a member of New Hope Church Ministry
and served on the Mothers Board. She also loved to cook. Love
ones who are left to cherish her memory include her husband, Fred
Scaife; four daughters, Wanda Jarrett of Los Angels, CA, Gail
Sylvester of Milwaukee, WI, Valerie (Martin) Turner of
Indianapolis, IN, and Prophetess Sandra (Charles) Stubbs of South
Bend, IN; seven sons, Larry (Darnella) Scaife of Los Angeles, CA,
Fred (Grace) Scaife Jr., and Danny (Cassie) Scaife of Milwaukee,
WI, Conley (Paula) Scaife and Pastor Michael (Elaine) Scaife of
Indianapolis, IN, and Ray (Dorothy) Scaife and Terry Scaife of
South Bend, IN; 27 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren;
three sisters, Bobbie Crenshaw and Maldon (Gene) Mallet of
Chicago, IL, and Patricia Jackson of Texas; four brothers, Andrew
Lintz, Gene Lintz and Alfred Lintz, all of Texas, and Howard
(Thelma) Young of Chicago, IL; along with other relatives and
friends. Preceding her in death along with her parents, Alfred
and Maggie Lintz, were a son, Maurice Scaife, and a sister,
Elnora Hale; and five brothers, William Lentz, Woodrow Lentz,
Willie Dunlap, Nathan Young Jr., and Grady Lentz. A special
thanks to great-granddaughter, Rackeshia Ware, and special
friend, Claudia Watford. Funeral services for Mrs. Scaife will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 22, 2010, in New Hope Baptist
Church, with Bishop Orlando Coleman officiating. Interment will
follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Gardens, Granger, IN.
Friends may call in the church from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Arrangements
have been entrusted to Alford's Mortuary where messages of
condolences may be e-mailed to alfordsmortuary@comcast.net,
c/o the Scaife family.
Published in South Bend Tribune from May 20 to May 21, 2010