TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for NELTON, ALLEY "POPS"   
  
Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from Nov. 17 to Nov. 18, 2014

Died: Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014

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NELTON, ALLEY "POPS"   

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Alley "Pops" Joseph Nelton, 82, a native and resident of Montegut, died Sunday, 
Nov. 16, 2014, of Pulmonary Fibrosis. 

Visitation will be 2-9 p.m. Thursday and from 8 a.m. until funeral time Friday 
at Samart Funeral Home in Houma. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at 
the funeral home, 

with burial in Rogers Cemetery in Houma. 

He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Beulah Josephine Rodrigue Nelton; sons, 
Richard Joseph Nelton, of Houma, Russell Joseph Nelton and wife, Amy, of 
Montegut, Ricky Joseph Nelton and wife, Peggy, David Joseph Nelton and wife, 
Jackie, of Montegut, Jesse Joseph Nelton and wife, Monica, of Montegut; Alley 
Joseph "Alley Boy" Nelton Jr. and wife, Leona, and Alvin Joseph Nelton, of 
Montegut; daughters, Eloise "Teaty" Dupre and husband, Steve, of Chauvin, 
Rochelle Welch, of Lafayette, Shelly Nelton de la Vega and husband, Rick, of 
Georgetown, Texas, Lou Ann Price and husband, Jeffery, of Dulac, Tina Marie 
Verrett and husband, Nollie, of Montegut, Amy Lynn Rodrigue and husband, Tommy 
Jr., of Houma, and Katie Marie Naquin and husband, Dustin, of Montegut; sister, 
Lena Thibodaux and husband, Conrad, of Chauvin, brothers, Elmore Joseph Nelton 
and wife, Theresa, and Robert Joseph Nelton and wife, Mary, of Chauvin; 44 
grandchildren; 17 step-grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and 20 step-
great-grandchildren; and one step-great-great-grandchild. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Alvin Joseph Nelton and Uzelia Marie 
Leboeuf Nelton; paternal grandparents, Wallace Joseph Nettleton and Adelaide 
LeBoeuf; maternal grandparents, Etienne LeBoeuf and Hilda Bourg; sisters, Irene 
Marie Nelton and Edna Marie Nelton Lisotta; brothers, Melton Joseph Nelton and 
Abbey Joseph "T-Bay" Nelton; daughter, Betty Jean Nelton; son, James Joseph 
Nelton Sr.; grandchild, Angela Star Authement; and great-grandchild, Kaleb 
Nelton. 

At the time of his death, Alley was employed as a roustabout for Crescent 
Coating Services in their Gibson yard. He was also previously employed by the 
former Tesco, Inc. He was a commercial fisherman for most of his life and 
captain of the shrimping vessel the "Drinu". 
He managed the former barroom "The Morocco" for about three years and was a 
supply boat captain of the old "Miss Marggie" owned by Wilson and Henry 
LeBlanc. 
He was also a cancer survivor of 32 years. 

The family would like to express special thanks to his family and friends for 
all of their support, Randy LeBoeuf of Marlin Services, Bayou Home Care, 
Pulmonary Home Care, Hospice of South Louisiana, Dr. Bruce and Andre Guidry, 
Dr. Ralph Bourgeois, Dr. Peter Fail at CIS, and the numerous of nurses and 
staff at TGMC. 

Samart Funeral Home in Houma is in charge of arrangements. 

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