Obituaries: Mrs. W. T. Nelson, 1939, Winn Parish, LA
Submitter: Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
Source: Winnfield News-American 
Date: October 20, 1939
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Mrs. W. T. Nelson Dies At Ruston Saturday Morning

Death claimed Mrs. W. T. Nelson, 77, of Ruston, mother of S. S. Nelson and
Mrs. Joe Emerson of Winnfield, at the Ruston-Lincoln Sanitarium Saturday
morning.  Cause of death was given as toxic poisoning, brought on by burns
coming from a gas heater, which had confined her to the hospital.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Trinity Methodist Church in
Ruston, with Rev. Guy Hicks officiating.  Interment was in Roselawn Cemetery
there.

Surviving children of the deceased other than the two here are Mrs. E. C.
Aiken, Fort Smith, Ark., S. H. Nelson, Decatur, Ill., Miss Ida Lou Nelson,
Washington, D. C., and Mrs. T. K. Stewart, also of Washington.