Eldon Roscoe NELSON

NELSON, DUITSCHER, ARMOUR, DOBSON, SMITH

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/30/2006 at 09:34:19

Eldon Roscoe "Doc" Nelson, 60, died Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson. Funeral services were held on Saturday, March 26th at 11:00 a.m., at the Central Christian Church in Jefferson. Burial was in the Jefferson Cemetery.

Eldon Roscoe "Doc" Nelson was born January 31, 1945, at Ottumwa, the son of Roscoe and Darlene (Dobson) Nelson. Eldon was baptized as an infant in the Lutheran faith. Later, upon confirming his faith in the Central Christian Church, he was baptized with his parents in the Racoon River south of Jefferson. He received his basic education in the Jefferson Community School System. He received his post-secondary education from the Boone Community College and the Palmer College of Chiropractic. He also attended the Colorado School of Trade for gunsmithing. On June 17, 1967, Eldon was united in marriage to Donna Rae Smith of Goldfield. They were the parents of two sons, Shawn and Shane, while Eldon was attending gunsmithing school. Prior to settling in Green County in 1981, the family also resided in Tennessee and Arkansas. He had a passion for cooking, whether it be for his family or for the guests at the Limburg House Bed and Breakfast, of which he was co-innkeeper with his wife, Donna.

He is survived by his wife, Donna; two sons, Shawn Nelson and wife, Shirley of Omaha, Nebraska; Shane Nelson and wife, Jessica of Collins; a brother, Ross Nelson and wife, Suzanne of Sioux Center; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; in-laws, Ray and Jane Duitscher of Clarion; and a sister-in-law, Dorothy Armour of Humboldt.

March 31, 2005
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