A celebration of life service for Jeanette Nelson, 52 of Lawton, will be at 4 p.m., Saturday at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home Chapel with Ken Couch officiating.
Jeanette was called home to paradise by our Lord on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, in Oklahoma City.
Jeanette was born on March 29, 1957, in Fillmore, Utah, to Evan A. and Marion (Ballard) Nelson. She was raised in a small country town in Utah where she attended school including Millard High School. She moved to Lawton in 1973 and graduated from Eisenhower in 1974. She moved to several areas before returning to Lawton in 1992.
She worked at various jobs including Circle K, Loves Country Store and Country Mart where she was an assistant manager. She was a professional truck driver and worked at Goodyear Tire Company as a contract laborer and she also worked as the general manager for Arby's and was currently the manager for Candyopolis in Central Mall where she has worked for the last three years. She was a member of the LaSill Optimist Club where she was serving the office of vice president and was president-elect.
She was a Girl Scout leader for four years and a member of the Latter Day Saints of Jesus Christ Church. Her passions in life included scuba diving, George Strait concerts, and her volunteer work with LaSill Optimist Club. She had great enthusiasm in all she did with her children and grandchildren and especially loved managing the Candyopolis store in Lawton.
She is survived by her daughter and son in law, Tasha and Robert Viruet of Lawton; two sons, Shawn Winters and Joshua Winters, both of Lawton; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Michael T. and Dolores Chesser of Lawton, and William (Bill) and Leslie Chesser of Salt Lake City, Utah; sisters and brother-in-law, Diane and Bob Ogden of Richfield, Utah, and Carol Day, of Aurora, Colo.; her aunts, Louise Brown of Coca Beach, Fla., and Virginia Kelly, of Salt Lake City; three grandchildren, Alexis, Roberto (Bubba) and Michel (Tony), all of Lawton; and a host of loving cousins, niece and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Marion Nelson.
Jeanette was called home to paradise by our Lord on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, in Oklahoma City.
Jeanette was born on March 29, 1957, in Fillmore, Utah, to Evan A. and Marion (Ballard) Nelson. She was raised in a small country town in Utah where she attended school including Millard High School. She moved to Lawton in 1973 and graduated from Eisenhower in 1974. She moved to several areas before returning to Lawton in 1992.
She worked at various jobs including Circle K, Loves Country Store and Country Mart where she was an assistant manager. She was a professional truck driver and worked at Goodyear Tire Company as a contract laborer and she also worked as the general manager for Arby's and was currently the manager for Candyopolis in Central Mall where she has worked for the last three years. She was a member of the LaSill Optimist Club where she was serving the office of vice president and was president-elect.
She was a Girl Scout leader for four years and a member of the Latter Day Saints of Jesus Christ Church. Her passions in life included scuba diving, George Strait concerts, and her volunteer work with LaSill Optimist Club. She had great enthusiasm in all she did with her children and grandchildren and especially loved managing the Candyopolis store in Lawton.
She is survived by her daughter and son in law, Tasha and Robert Viruet of Lawton; two sons, Shawn Winters and Joshua Winters, both of Lawton; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Michael T. and Dolores Chesser of Lawton, and William (Bill) and Leslie Chesser of Salt Lake City, Utah; sisters and brother-in-law, Diane and Bob Ogden of Richfield, Utah, and Carol Day, of Aurora, Colo.; her aunts, Louise Brown of Coca Beach, Fla., and Virginia Kelly, of Salt Lake City; three grandchildren, Alexis, Roberto (Bubba) and Michel (Tony), all of Lawton; and a host of loving cousins, niece and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Marion Nelson.
A celebration of life service for Jeanette Nelson, 52 of Lawton, will be at 4 p.m., Saturday at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home Chapel with Ken Couch officiating.
Jeanette was called home to paradise by our Lord on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, in Oklahoma City.
Jeanette was born on March 29, 1957, in Fillmore, Utah, to Evan A. and Marion (Ballard) Nelson. She was raised in a small country town in Utah where she attended school including Millard High School. She moved to Lawton in 1973 and graduated from Eisenhower in 1974. She moved to several areas before returning to Lawton in 1992.
She worked at various jobs including Circle K, Loves Country Store and Country Mart where she was an assistant manager. She was a professional truck driver and worked at Goodyear Tire Company as a contract laborer and she also worked as the general manager for Arby's and was currently the manager for Candyopolis in Central Mall where she has worked for the last three years. She was a member of the LaSill Optimist Club where she was serving the office of vice president and was president-elect.
She was a Girl Scout leader for four years and a member of the Latter Day Saints of Jesus Christ Church. Her passions in life included scuba diving, George Strait concerts, and her volunteer work with LaSill Optimist Club. She had great enthusiasm in all she did with her children and grandchildren and especially loved managing the Candyopolis store in Lawton.
She is survived by her daughter and son in law, Tasha and Robert Viruet of Lawton; two sons, Shawn Winters and Joshua Winters, both of Lawton; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Michael T. and Dolores Chesser of Lawton, and William (Bill) and Leslie Chesser of Salt Lake City, Utah; sisters and brother-in-law, Diane and Bob Ogden of Richfield, Utah, and Carol Day, of Aurora, Colo.; her aunts, Louise Brown of Coca Beach, Fla., and Virginia Kelly, of Salt Lake City; three grandchildren, Alexis, Roberto (Bubba) and Michel (Tony), all of Lawton; and a host of loving cousins, niece and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Marion Nelson.
Jeanette was called home to paradise by our Lord on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, in Oklahoma City.
Jeanette was born on March 29, 1957, in Fillmore, Utah, to Evan A. and Marion (Ballard) Nelson. She was raised in a small country town in Utah where she attended school including Millard High School. She moved to Lawton in 1973 and graduated from Eisenhower in 1974. She moved to several areas before returning to Lawton in 1992.
She worked at various jobs including Circle K, Loves Country Store and Country Mart where she was an assistant manager. She was a professional truck driver and worked at Goodyear Tire Company as a contract laborer and she also worked as the general manager for Arby's and was currently the manager for Candyopolis in Central Mall where she has worked for the last three years. She was a member of the LaSill Optimist Club where she was serving the office of vice president and was president-elect.
She was a Girl Scout leader for four years and a member of the Latter Day Saints of Jesus Christ Church. Her passions in life included scuba diving, George Strait concerts, and her volunteer work with LaSill Optimist Club. She had great enthusiasm in all she did with her children and grandchildren and especially loved managing the Candyopolis store in Lawton.
She is survived by her daughter and son in law, Tasha and Robert Viruet of Lawton; two sons, Shawn Winters and Joshua Winters, both of Lawton; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Michael T. and Dolores Chesser of Lawton, and William (Bill) and Leslie Chesser of Salt Lake City, Utah; sisters and brother-in-law, Diane and Bob Ogden of Richfield, Utah, and Carol Day, of Aurora, Colo.; her aunts, Louise Brown of Coca Beach, Fla., and Virginia Kelly, of Salt Lake City; three grandchildren, Alexis, Roberto (Bubba) and Michel (Tony), all of Lawton; and a host of loving cousins, niece and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Marion Nelson.
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