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Nellie Claudine Alloway
Date of Death or Service Dec 31, 2022
Nellie Claudine Alloway
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Nellie Claudine Alloway, age 78, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away December 31, 2022. Her wishes were to be cremated and no services have been planned.

Nellie was born on January 24, 1944 in San Bernardino, CA to the late Clarence Levall Howerton Sr. and Dorothy Beatrice Nicklin Howerton. Nellie moved to Alaska in 1971 and back to California in 1998; before eventually moving to TN in 2004. She loved to travel; she enjoyed the outdoors, camping, gardening, feeding and watching birds, and loved her dog Pebbles, who was very important to her. She was known most of all for being a wonderful, caring, and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a very strong and independent woman.

Her career began in 1960, while in High School, with the Department of the Air Force at Edwards Air Force Base. She spent over 30 years working for the United States Government including: working for the Department of Air Force in California and Alaska, the office of Aviation services, National Park Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. She retired from the Bureau of Land Management as Lead Land & Law Examiner in January 1985.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her daughter; Debra Bower and sister; Marian Ritz.

She is survived by her son; Bill Alloway (Rebecca), daughter; Dee Sullivan (Tony), brother; Larry Howerton (Marilyn), sisters; Michele Web (Steve), Dorothy Regan-Curley, grandchildren; Michael Fedak, Dustin Fedak, Denise Robinson, Amy Fedak, Chad Harris, Danielle Graham, Jeremy Wolski, Ashley Sullivan, Brittney Richards, and numerous great-grandchildren. 
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