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Vernon Houston Nelson

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Vernon Houston Nelson

Birth
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Death
9 Jun 2015 (aged 88)
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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COLUMBIA - A graveside service for Vernon Houston Nelson, 88, of Colmbia, SC will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 14, 2015 in Elmwood Cemetery, 501 Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, SC 29201. The Reverend Melvin Amundson will officiate the funeral service for the Nelson Family. Temples Halloran Funeral Home, 5400 Bush River Road, Columbia, SC 29212 is assisting the amily.

Memorials may be made to Pets Inc., 300 Orchard Drive, West Columbia, SC 29170 or a charity of one's choice.

Mr. Nelson, beloved husband of 61 years to the late Violet Sauls Nelson, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Heartland of Columbia. Born in Columbia, SC, he was the son of the late Dr. George Kaigler Nelson and Mable Bates Nelson. He was a member of Reformation Lutheran Church.

Surviving are his daughter, Bonnie E. Nelson of Columbia, SC; son, Dr. Larry H. Nelson and his wife, Joyce, of Sunset, SC; grandchildren, Traci Nelson Harrington of Central, SC, Dr. Kelly Nelson Tracy and her husband, Jon of Cullowhee, NC, and Andrew H. Nelson of Columbia, SC; great-grandchildren, Noah I. Harrigton, Madelyn A. Tracy, and Ella Grace Tracy; as well as the beloved family dog, Mollie.
COLUMBIA - A graveside service for Vernon Houston Nelson, 88, of Colmbia, SC will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 14, 2015 in Elmwood Cemetery, 501 Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, SC 29201. The Reverend Melvin Amundson will officiate the funeral service for the Nelson Family. Temples Halloran Funeral Home, 5400 Bush River Road, Columbia, SC 29212 is assisting the amily.

Memorials may be made to Pets Inc., 300 Orchard Drive, West Columbia, SC 29170 or a charity of one's choice.

Mr. Nelson, beloved husband of 61 years to the late Violet Sauls Nelson, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Heartland of Columbia. Born in Columbia, SC, he was the son of the late Dr. George Kaigler Nelson and Mable Bates Nelson. He was a member of Reformation Lutheran Church.

Surviving are his daughter, Bonnie E. Nelson of Columbia, SC; son, Dr. Larry H. Nelson and his wife, Joyce, of Sunset, SC; grandchildren, Traci Nelson Harrington of Central, SC, Dr. Kelly Nelson Tracy and her husband, Jon of Cullowhee, NC, and Andrew H. Nelson of Columbia, SC; great-grandchildren, Noah I. Harrigton, Madelyn A. Tracy, and Ella Grace Tracy; as well as the beloved family dog, Mollie.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147782183/vernon_houston-nelson: accessed ), memorial page for Vernon Houston Nelson (3 Apr 1927–9 Jun 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 147782183, citing Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by PEW (contributor 47722285).