Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....NELSON, HOLLIS C. December 28, 2014
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News Star World - December 30, 2014
HOLLIS C. NELSON

Funeral services for Hollis C. "Wheat" Nelson, 82, of Monroe, will be held at 
11:00 AM, Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at First Baptist Church of Monroe with 
Dr. Craig West and Dr. Alan Miller officiating. Interment will follow at 
Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home of 
Monroe.

Mr. Nelson was born July 23, 1932, in Heflin, Louisiana to George Bert Nelson 
and Hermie McDonald Nelson. He passed from this life on December 28, 2014, in 
Monroe, Louisiana, where he had made his home for the past forty-nine years.

Mr. Nelson served in the U. S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was employed 
by United Gas Pipeline, Shreveport, Louisiana in 1954. The company was sold 
several times during his career and he retired with Louisiana Gas Service (now 
Atmos Energy) in 1994.

Mr. Nelson was a member of the First Baptist Church, Monroe, where he served as 
deacon. He also served in many other capacities over the years.

Mr. Nelson was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Elton Nelson and 
sister, Ivanell Wilson.

He is survived by his wife, Doris Jean Orr Nelson; daughters, Michele Robinson 
and husband Bill; Cindy Price and husband Kirby; Maureen Rutherford and husband 
Mark; Darlene Duncan and husband Mike; grandchildren Emily Boatright, John 
Boatright, Sarah Raymond and husband Daniel, Claire Chauvin and husband 
William, Brad Price and wife Hollie, Amy Sawyer and husband Mike, Allison 
Cates; great grandchildren, Caroline, William and Elizabeth Jane Raymond; 
Larkin, Ella and Marin Price; Claire and Will Sawyer; and Hannah Cates; 
brother, Donald Nelson and wife Billie; and nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be family members. Honorary pallbearers will be Deacons of 
First Baptist Church, Monroe.

Visitation will be held from 5:30 PM until 7:30 PM, Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 
in the Chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe, Louisiana.

Wheat Nelson was a good man who loved God, his church, his family and his 
friends.

Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Mulhearn Funeral Home

Sterlington Road

Monroe, LA 

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