Elsie Naomi Sifford, daughter of the late Marion Francis "Doll" Frailey and Ina Mae Clark Frailey, was born on May 2, 1918, at Essex and died on Aug. 13, 2013, at Malden Nursing Center in Malden at the age of 95.
Mrs. Sifford was a member of the Broadwater Church of the Brethren in Frisco she retired as a seamstress from Elder Manufacturing Company in Dexter and was a resident of Dexter.
On Feb. 1, 1936, she was united in marriage to Edward Luther Sifford at Essex. Mr. Sifford preceded her in death on Jan. 21, 1985.
She is survived by one daughter, Marian Thiessen of Dexter; one daughter-in-law, Connie Sifford of Dexter; by three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Carrol Glen Sifford; by one brother, Charles Frailey; and two sisters, Fern Fowler and Peggy Hampton.
Graveside services were held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, at Essex Cemetery in Essex with Larry Hinman officiating. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter in charge of all arrangements.