Nelle Augusta Ramey, 92, of Cheyenne, died Tuesday January 29, 2019 in Cheyenne after battling breast cancer. She was born December 18, 1926 in Thermopolis to Earl Willis and Gertrude (Shaw) Moore. She was married twice, the first to Carl Benton of Casper WY, then to Lee Ramey in Cheyenne Wyoming, where they raised their family of 2 daughters. She was the oldest of 4 children, and 5 step-siblings. Nelle worked for 35 years for Wyoming Game and Fish before retiring in 2001.
Survivors include 1 sister and 3 step siblings, daughter; Sharon Pavlicek of Cheyenne, 5 grandchildren; Tracy Boone and Robert Boone, both of Cheyenne, Tamra Carter of Wiesbaden Germany, Lori Pavlicek of Cheyenne, and Sherlauna Silfven of Ft. Collins CO , and 9 great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, 5 siblings, her husband Lee Ramey, 2 daughters, Twyla Benton from her first husband and Sandra (Ramey) Busby of Cheyenne. Services will be held, February 8th at 10:30 am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Lincolnway Chapel. Visitation will be at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Interment will be at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens.