TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La. OBITUARIY for NELLS, WILLIAM, SR. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from Aug. 25 to Aug. 26, 2015 Died: Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015 ============================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ============================================================================= NELLS, WILLIAM, SR. ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafourche/obits/dateobits/2015/f1508.htm and click on the name of interest. ========== William Henry Nells Sr., 92, a native of Terrebonne Parish and resident of Gray, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Chauvin Funeral Home in Houma. He is survived by his wife, Ernestine Mart Nells, of Gray; sons, Roy Copper Sr. (Timika), of Houma, Don Copper Sr. (Demetric) of Schriever, Paul Copper Sr., of Spring, Texas, Quinton Copper Sr., of Houma, and William Jr. (Annie), Wilbert, Willie, Wilfred (Gracestine) and Michael Nells, all of Houma; daughters, Cassandra Brown, of Houma, Tamekia Mart, Natisha (Raymond) Celestine, of Gray, Ella Morgan (John), of Houma, and Helen Scoggins, of Stone Mountain, Georgia; 36 grandchildren; and 79 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Will Nells and Ella Scott; daughters, LeaKim Cooper and Lolitia Nells; and brother, Willie Edward. William served in the U.S. Army in World War II. Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. U.S. Army ======================