Obituary of Lois Nelson

Graveside services for Lois Nelson, 90, Troup, are scheduled for 1:00 pm, Wednesday, April 26 at Restwood Memorial Park, Clute with Reverend Mike Cline officiating. Interment will be under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mrs. Nelson went to be with her Lord, April 25, 2006. She was born January 8, 1916 in Troup. She lived in Freeport with her beloved husband, John N. Nelson, Sr., until his death in 1969. After his death, she was a resident in the Houston area . She returned to her birth place of Troup in 1990. Lois had been a resident of Park Place Nursing Home for the last three years. At Park Place she had many friends and enjoyed the domino and bingo games daily. 'MiMaw', as her grandchildren and great-grandchildren called her, loved her family and friends. She enjoyed sewing and handmade beautiful Barbie clothes for three family generations. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Nelson, Sr.; father and step-mother, Henry Wilbourn and Leona Wilbourn; mother and step-father, Myrtle Wilbourn Jackson and J.R. Jackson; sister, Annell Cole; and brothers, Humbug Wilbourn and Jake Wilbourn. Survivors include her only son, John N. Nelson and his wife, Marsha, of Troup; grandchildren, Clare Davis and husband, John, of Keller, and Chandler Nelson and wife, Jill, of Tyler; three great-grandchildren, Wylie and Colton Nelson of Tyler and Caitlin Davis of Keller; her sister, Sue Trahan and husband, J.C., of Troup; and several nieces and nephews. The family requests memorial contributions be made to The American Cancer Society or the Alzheimer's Alliance.