Metta “Nadine” (Jones) Bair passed away on April 5, 2022, at the Rooks
County Health Center in Plainville, Kansas at the age of 90. Nadine was
born on September 26, 1931, to James and Ione (Yohe) Jones in
Plainville. She was united in marriage to George Bair on December 28,
1950, at the First Christian Church in Plainville. The couple was
blessed with four daughters: Linda, Connie, Diane, and Gerri.
Nadine grew up in Plainville where she attended Plainville High
School and graduated with the class of 1949 as Salutatorian of her
class. She worked several jobs throughout her life but started with AL
Burkholder doing income taxes. When her husband, George passed away she
maintained her tax job out of the home but went to work for KN Energy
which later became Midwest Energy. Nadine retired but stayed involved
with her work as the First Christian Church treasurer and volunteering
at the Rooks County Hospital Gift Shop and held the treasurer position
for the RCH Auxiliary. She loved planting and working her garden,
canning and making homemade salsas and jelly. Nadine’s free time was
spent crocheting last name doilies, baby blankets, afghans and
tablecloths.
Nadine is survived by her daughters, Linda (Bob) Rogers of
Burlington, CO, Connie (Allen) Rempe of Plainville, Gerri (Danny)
Meitler of Plainville; siblings, Eileen Lane of McHenry, IL, Kenneth
Jones of Brush, CO; son-in-law, Lynn Nutsch of Enid, OK; eight
grandchildren, Michael, Jody, Angie, Aaron, Ryan, Danielle, Tiffany,
Kristen; and eleven great-grandchildren with one on the way, Gavin,
Grady, Garrett, Jack, Jaxon, John Paul, Eldon, Ela, Kate, Lydia, &
Tonya.
She joins in her heavenly home, her parents, James and Ione Jones;
daughter, Diane Nutsch; and siblings, Thelda (John) Schafer, Elmer
(Marjorie) Jones, James (Marjorie) Jones, John V. Jones, Russell Jones;
sister-in-law, Dorothy Jones; and brother-in-law George Lane.
A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the
First Christian Church in Plainville at 2PM. Visitation will be on
Friday at the funeral home from 2PM until 8PM with Family Receiving
Friends from 5PM until 7PM.
Memorials are suggested to the Rooks County Health Auxiliary or the
First Christian Church and may be sent in care of Plumer-Overlease
Funeral Home, 320 SW 2nd St., Plainville, KS 67663.