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Citizens & Georgian – Montezuma, Ga. September 19, 1963
MRS. JOSPEH S. [Minnie Lee Johnson ] NELSON
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Lee Nelson, 80, who died Thursday in an Americus Hospital, were held Friday in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. The Rev. J. D. Eldridge and Rev. Carl Ayers officiated and burial was in GLOVER CEMETERY near Reynolds.
Pallbearers were: Franklin Barfield, Tommy Barfield, ___vey, Barfield, and Jimmy Barfield, Billy Trussell, Joe Trussell, Jacky Trussell, and Bobby Trussell.
An honorary escort was composed of the following: Oscar Simmons, R. O. Slaton, Brown Perry, Dr. R. A. Collins, Davis Whatley, Gann Nelson, G. A. Trussell and Johnny Williams.
Mrs. Nelson was a native of Macon County and a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She was the widow of Joe Nelson.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. W. M. Trussell of Oglethorpe and Mrs. E. F. Barfield of Warner Robins; two sons, George B. Nelson of Warner Robins and Edgar F. Nelson of Hagerstown, Md.; two [Step] brothers, W. O. Sheppard of Phenix City, Ala., and Hayes Sheppard of California; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Robert C. Johnson, Sr. of Columbus; 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Watson-Mathews Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
[Note: Minnie L. Nelson – Born December 22, 1882 – Died September 12, 1963 is buried in Byrd-Glover Cemetery, State Hwy 263, N. of Reynolds [Taylor Co.], Ga. beside her husband, Joseph S. Nelson [June 29, 1880 – Dec. 1, 1933]
Citizen & Georgian – Montezuma, Ga. November 2001
LESTER F. [Sonny] NELSON, 71 OF College Park,Ga.
Mr. Lester F. [Sonny] Nelson, age 71, of College Park died November 8, 2001.
He is survived by wife, Mrs. Dot Nelson of College Park; daughters and
sons-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. Kenny [Susan Nelson ] Bristow, of Sherman Oaks,
Calif.; Mr. & Mrs. Tim [Cathey Nelson] Upchurch of Sharpsburg; sister, Mr. &
Mrs. Mike [Carol Nelson] Gatto of Merritt Island, Fl; brothers, Mr, & Mrs.
J. B. Nelson of Montezuma; Mr. & Mrs. Fred Nelson of Montezuma; Mr. & Mrs.
Rodney Belcher, Fl; grandchildren, Leslie and Deanna Upchurch of
Sharpsburg;; Jesse Bristow of Sherman Oaks, Calif.
Funeral services were held Saturday, November 10, 2001 at the chapel of
Parrott Funeral Home. Rev. Danny Stovall officiated. Interment, GREENWOOD
CEMETERY. Parrott Funeral Home in Fairburn had charge of arrangements.
Citizens & Georgian - Montezuma, Ga. February
20, 1980
HARVEY D. NORRIS
Andersonville Native, Dies in Americus Hospital.
Harvey D. Norris, 69, died Saturday in an Americus hospital. Services were
held at 3 p.m. Monday in Reese Park Chapel in Americus. Burial was in OAK
GROVE CEMETERY in Americus.
Mr. Norris, a native of Macon County, had lived in the Andersonville area.
He was a retired farmer and also retired from Manhattan Shirt Co. Mr. Norris
was a member of Andersonville Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife Mrs. Velma Bray Norris of Andersonville; a
daughter, Mrs. Delores McKinley of Centerville; a sister, Mrs. Clinton
Ledger of Americus; three brothers, J. Fred Norris and Paul G. Norris, both
of Macon and the Rev. Leighton R. Norris Lumpkin; a sister-in-law, Mrs.
Lanelle Norris of Macon; and two grandchildren.
Reese Park Chapel of Americus had charge of arrangements.
Citizens & Georgian - Montezuma, Ga. March
19, 1959
TYLER F. NELSON
Tyler F. Nelson Passes After Long Illness: Rites Sunday.
Funeral services for Tyler F. Nelson, 74, of Montezuma were held in the
First Baptist Church Sunday at 3 p.m. the Rev. C. G. Ward and the Rev.
Clifton Forrester officiating. Burial was in BERTHA DOZIER MEMORIAL PARK
CEMETERY with Watson-Mathews Funeral Home in charge.
Pallbearers - Not Copied.
Mr. Nelson died Saturday following serveral months illness.
A native of Alexander City, Ala., he had lived here forty years and was a
member of the First Baptist Church and the Woodmen of the World.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Helen B. Nelson; four sons, Wilbur L.
Nelson, W. Fred Nelson, J. B. Nelson, all of Montezuma, and Lester Nelson of
Atlanta; two daughters, Mrs. Claude Edwards of Montezuma and Mrs. Cecil
Belcher of Sebring, Fla.; a number of grandchildren, nieces and nephews; a
sister, Mrs. J. L. Dekle of Fort Valley and a brother, H. F. Nelson of
Macon.
[Note: Tyler F. Nelson - Born October 14, 1884 - Died March 14, 1959 is
buried in Bertha Dozier Cemetery beside his wife, Helen Bowling Nelson [May
16, 1903 - Sept. 21, 1990]
Citizens & Georgian - Montezuma, Ga. November
22, 1989
BRITTANY DELL NAUFEL
Graveside Services for Brittany Dell Naufel, Infant Daughter of Mr. & Mrs.
Chris Naufel
Brittany Dell Naufel, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Naufel of
Oglethorpe, died Friday, November 17, 1989 in the Medical Center of Central
Georgia.
Graveside services were held at 4 p.m. Friday in OGLETHORPE MEMORIAL GARDENS
CEMETERY. The Rev. Rob Shilts officiated.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Law of Oglethorpe, paternal grandparents, Mrs. Sherri
Papp of Americus, John Edward Naufel of Louisville, Ky.
Watson-Mathews Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
[Note: Brittany Dell Naufel - Born & Died November 17. 1989]
THE MACON COUNTY NEWSLEADER - Montezuma, Ga. May 1, 2003
Citizens & Georgian - Montezuma, Ga. March 12, 1964
Final Rites Held Saturday For Miss Jane Nelson
Funeral services for Miss Jane Nelson, 30, of Oglethorpe, who died Thursday, March 5, in a local hospital, were held at 11 AM Saturday in the Oglethorpe Methodist Church.
The Rev. Lewis Strickland, the Rev. H. H. Sheppard and the Rev. F. M. York officiated and burial was in the OGLETHORPE CEMETERY.
Pallbearers were William Smith, Wayne Lashley, Sanders Smith, Jimmy McDaniel, Jule Webb, Jr. Hixon Guest, Jr. and Hixon Guest, Sr.
A lifelong resident of Oglethorpe, Miss Nelson was a graduate of Oglethorpe High School and attended the Woman's College of Georgia in Milledgeville. She had served as librarian at Oglethorpe for the past two years, and was an active member of the Oglethorpe Methodist Church and its Woman's Society of Christian Service.
Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Gladys E. Nelson; her grandmother, Mrs. J. R. English, both of Oglethorpe; two aunts, Mrs. M. B. Cheek of Oglethorpe and Mrs. Jim Spears of Kernersville, N. C. ; two uncles, C. O. Nelson and P. M. Nelson, both of Lilly; and a number of cousins.
Watson-Mathews Funeral Home of Montezuma was in charge of arrangements.
[Note: Jane English Nelson [December 14, 1933 - March 5, 1964] is buried in Oglethorpe Cemetery beside her Mother, Gladys English Nelson [5-26-1908 - No death date on marker in 1993.