NOTE: there are two obits with differing information on where she lived.

MRS. E. CARPENTER DIES AT HOME HERE AFTER LONG ILLNESS

Mrs. Nellie Carpenter, 510 S. Poplar, died at her home this morning after a lingering illness.

She was a nativ eof Wayne county, the daughter of Knight Reed and Roseann Matter (sic Mateer) Reed.

She was the wife of the late Ed F. Carpenter.

Mrs. Carpenter was a member of the Methodist church. She lived most of her life in Centralia.

Survivors include two sons, Albert and Earl; two daughters, Mrs. Gussie Hoyt and Miss Ann Carpenter, all ..... sorry the remaining is missing from my newspaper clipping

Source: Probably Centralia newspaper
Date: October 1946
Transcribed and submitted by: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer

Nellie Carpenter Dies Early Today

Mrs. Nellie Carpenter, lifetime resident of Jefferson county, died at the home of her daughter, Miss Anne Carpenter, in Centralia at 3:00 o'clock this morning.

She had been in ill health for the past year.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at the Boggs Funeral Home in Centralia.

Mrs. Carpenter is survived by two sons, Earl and Albert Carpenter of RFD 5, Centralia; two daughters, Mrs. Gussie Hoyt of RFD 5, Centralia and Miss Anna Carpenter of Centralia; and one brother, Humes Reed of RFD 7, Mt. Vernon.

Source: Probably Mt. Vernon Register-News
Date: October 1, 1946
Submitted by: Paul Miller/Sandy (Whalen) Bauer
Transcribed by: Sandy (Whalen) Bauer
Relationship: None but her brother, Humes first wife, Effie Florence Bennett, was my first cousin 3 times removed.

Note from Sandy: here is her marriage record in Wayne County, IL:

Name Nellie Reed
Gender Female
Marriage Date 5 Sep 1888
Marriage Place Wayne, Illinois, USA
Spouse Name E F Carpenter
Spouse Gender Male

Here is her death record:

Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947

Name Nellie Carpenter [Nellie Reed] Birth Date 20 Apr 1866 Birth Place Wayne Co , Illinois Death Date 1 Oct 1946 Death Place Centralia, Marion, Illinois Burial Date 3 Oct 1946 Burial Place Sandoval Twp., Marion, Illinois Cemetery Name Hillcrest Death Age 80 Occupation Housewife Race White Marital Status W Gender Female Residence Centralia, Marion, Illinois Father Name Knight Reed Father Birth Place Pennsylvania Mother Name Rosann Matter Mother Birth Place Pennsylvania FHL Film Number 1991352