Myrna Leloie Nugent

Myrna Leloie Nugent, 82, of Republic, passed away Jan. 31, 2020, after a seven year battle with cancer.
She was born on Feb. 12, 1937 in Amsterdam, Mo., to Harold and Cleda (Worlein) Saddler. She attended Hartman Elementary and Southwest High School in Kansas City.
On March 23, 1957, Nugent married Charles Nugent and they were married for 50 years.
Nugent retired from the Jones Store, loved gardening, sewing and crafting. In 2008, she moved to Re- public to be close to her son’s family and she opened an antiques and home décor shop, alongside her daughter.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and infant daughter, Lisa.
Nugent is survived by her children daughter, Carrie and her husband, Dale Sanders; son Bryan and his wife Ginger Nugent, all of Republic; four grandchildren; three great-grandsons; a great niece and nephew,; sister Marilyn (Larry) Robertson; two nieces; two great-nieces; three great nephews; and a large number of cousins and friends.
There will be a small service on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 at 11 a.m. inside Mt. Moriah Mausoleum, 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri, 64131. Memo- rial contributions in Nugent’s memory, can be made to Samaritanspurse.org/occ.