Obit of Nelson, Aillene Clovis - Canadian County, Oklahoma

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::El Reno Cemetery--El Reno OK

Aillene Clovis Nelson

Aillene Clovis Nelson, 75, of Amarillo died Saturday, July 12, 2003.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with Dr. 
Howard K. Batson, pastor, and Dr. Winfred Moore, pastor emeritus, 
officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in El 
Reno, Okla., with the Rev. Fred Williams officiating. Arrangements 
are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.

Mrs. Nelson was born in Fairbury, Neb. She attended El Reno Junior 
College and then served as secretary to the president of the college. 
She later served as secretary to the president of the El Reno Chamber 
of Commerce.

In 1952, she married D.G. "Bill" Nelson who was Canadian County 
Agriculture Extension Agent as well as staff member at Oklahoma State 
University. After marriage, she became secretary to the president of 
the Stillwater Chamber of Commerce.

She served as secretary to the president of Oklahoma State University 
Alumni and Placement Bureau before moving to Amarillo in 1957. She 
was active in Beta Sigma Phi where she was elected Queen. She was a 
longtime member of the First Baptist Church where she was especially 
active with the GA's and W.M.U.

She assisted her husband in founding the Texas Grain Sorgum 
Association and later the Texas Wheat Producers' Association. She was 
a beloved wife, a wonderful mother and grandmother, and a faithful 
friend to many.

She was preceded in death by a son, Rene'.

Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Vikki Holcomb and 
husband, Wesley, of the Woodlands and Tanya Frech of Plano; a sister, 
Nancy Williams of El Reno; and three grandchildren, Nelson, Allison 
and Courtney.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral 
home.

Amarillo Globe-News, July 14, 2003
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