Survivors include his wife, Betty Honey Benson of the home.
1 son and daughter-in-law, Ray and Jennifer Benson of Manila
1 daughter and son-in-law, Rachel and Scott Gifford of Manila
4 grandchildren;
Jenna Benson, Neal Benson, Miles Gifford, and Meg Gifford
2 step-sons;
Tony Linn Johnson
Jackie Oneal Johnson, both of Beedeville
1 step-daughter, Lorrie Ann Echols of Atlanta, GA
6 step-grandchildren;
John Griffin Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Lauren Echols, Brandon Echols, Braden Echols, and Emma Claire Johnson.
Nelson also leaves a sister, LaNeal Salter of Germantown, TN and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 2 p. m. Thursday, January 4, 2018 at the Howard Funeral Service Chapel in Manila with Dr. Gary Elliott officiating. Burial will follow in the Manila Cemetery. The family will receive visitors Thursday from 12 p. m. until service time at the funeral home. Active pallbearers will be Garry Jolliff, John Boyd, Gerald Breckenridge, Griffin Johnson, Hervey Madden, and Greg Smith. Members of the Manila Pilots Association will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Honey Benson of the home.
1 son and daughter-in-law, Ray and Jennifer Benson of Manila
1 daughter and son-in-law, Rachel and Scott Gifford of Manila
4 grandchildren;
Jenna Benson, Neal Benson, Miles Gifford, and Meg Gifford
2 step-sons;
Tony Linn Johnson
Jackie Oneal Johnson, both of Beedeville
1 step-daughter, Lorrie Ann Echols of Atlanta, GA
6 step-grandchildren;
John Griffin Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Lauren Echols, Brandon Echols, Braden Echols, and Emma Claire Johnson.
Nelson also leaves a sister, LaNeal Salter of Germantown, TN and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be 2 p. m. Thursday, January 4, 2018 at the Howard Funeral Service Chapel in Manila with Dr. Gary Elliott officiating. Burial will follow in the Manila Cemetery. The family will receive visitors Thursday from 12 p. m. until service time at the funeral home. Active pallbearers will be Garry Jolliff, John Boyd, Gerald Breckenridge, Griffin Johnson, Hervey Madden, and Greg Smith. Members of the Manila Pilots Association will serve as honorary pallbearers.
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