Fred McKinley Nelson, Jr.

1928 - 2011  (83 years)

• Name	Fred McKinley Nelson
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	26 May 1928	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	26 Dec 2011	Hillcrest North   [2]
  Buried	7 Jan 2012	Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I314221	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Fred Mckinley Nelson,   b. 29 Aug 1901, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Mar 1946, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Oma Large,   b. 25 Mar 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Dec 1994, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F119365	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rose
  Married	Abt 1949
  Children	1. Linda Gail Nelson,   d. INFANT   2. Kathy Nelson   3. Karen Nelson
  Family ID	F123210	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 May 1928 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 7 Jan 2012 - Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Fred M Nelson Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 1 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1929 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0063 Family Number: 496 Sheet Number and Letter: 23A Line Number: 49 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2259 Film Number: 2341993 Digital Folder Number: 4548173 Image Number: 00570 Household Gender Age Parent Fred M Nelson M 28 Parent Oma Nelson F 26 Fred M Nelson M 1 [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 4 Jan 2012. NELSON, FRED M., JR. - 83, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2011, at Hillcrest North after battling Alzheimer's disease for seven or more years. He was a South Knoxville native and a 1946 graduate of Knoxville High School. He retired from Rohm and Haas in 1978. Fred was a Christian, a charter member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church, a Sunday school teacher, and dedicated choir member. He devoted his life to his Lord, his family, and his church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Oma Nelson; and infant daughter, Linda Gail. Survivors include Rose, his beloved wife of 62 years; daughter and son-in-law Kathy and Rick Conner; daughter, Karen Fawver and friend, Rick Brewer; sister and brother-in-law, Mary Lynn and J. C. Morgan; brother and sister-in-law, Don and Sally Nelson; and several nieces and nephews. The family thanks the staff of Trinity Hills Assisted Living, Hillcrest, and Caris Hospice for assisting with Fred's care in his last years and months. A celebration of life service will be held in the fellowship hall of St. Luke's UMC on Saturday, January 7. Friends may come and go between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. Following the celebration service, friends and family will gather at Woodlawn Cemetery for a brief service conducted by Rev. Steve Johnson. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations for church maintenance projects may be sent to St. Luke's UMC, 3839 Buffat Mill Road, Knoxville, TN. 37914. Condolences may be offered at www.berryfuneralhome.com.