Shelby Nelson of Buffalo, son of the late Herman Nelson and Opal Warren Nelson, was born in Larue County, Kentucky, April 7, 1937. He died at 7:40 P.M., Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Greensburg. Age: 78
He was a carpenter and a lifelong farmer.
He united in marriage to Geraldine Graham in August of 1971.
Besides his wife, Geraldine Nelson of Buffalo, he is survived by one stepson, Junior Graham of Buffalo; three brothers and two sisters: Rev. Dannie Nelson and wife, Alice of Greensburg, Randall Nelson and wife, Betty of Summersville, Ahue Nelson and wife, Jean Harlow of Buffalo, Betty Thompson and husband, Terry of Campbellsville and Ginny Webb of Smyrna, Tennessee; five nieces and three nephews and many other relatives and friends.
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GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Nelson Cemetery in Taylor County by Rev. Twyman Davis
EXPRESSIONS OF SYMPATHY SHOULD TAKE THE FORM OF DONATIONS TO THE NELSON CEMETERY FUND AND MAY BE MADE AT PARROTT & RAMSEY FUNERAL HOME