Duane Thomas Nelson, son of the late Thomas and Bessie Iva (Hart) Nelson, was born February 14, 1937, in Woods County, Oklahoma, and passed away November 30, 2018, at Enid, Oklahoma, at the age of 81 years, 9 months, and 17 days.
Duane attended Alva Schools. On October 9, 1965, he was united in marriage to Jeanette Brown in Scranton, North Dakota. They lived in the Alva area where he engaged in farming and ranching. He also sold trailers over a wide area.
He was a member of the Alva First United Methodist Church. Two of Duane’s favorite hobbies were auctioneering and flying one of his airplanes.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Winona Puffinbarger.
Duane is survived by his wife, Jeanette, of Enid; three children, Douglas Duane Nelson and wife, Sheri, of Enid, Tamra Kay Martin and husband, Terry, of Enid, and JaWayne Hayes and husband, Joe, of Pond Creek; one brother, Forrest Nelson of Alva; 6 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; other relatives and many friends.
Duane Thomas Nelson, son of the late Thomas and Bessie Iva (Hart) Nelson, was born February 14, 1937, in Woods County, Oklahoma, and passed away November 30, 2018, at Enid, Oklahoma, at the age of 81 years, 9 months, and 17 days.
Duane attended Alva Schools. On October 9, 1965, he was united in marriage to Jeanette Brown in Scranton, North Dakota. They lived in the Alva area where he engaged in farming and ranching. He also sold trailers over a wide area.
He was a member of the Alva First United Methodist Church. Two of Duane’s favorite hobbies were auctioneering and flying one of his airplanes.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Winona Puffinbarger.
Duane is survived by his wife, Jeanette, of Enid; three children, Douglas Duane Nelson and wife, Sheri, of Enid, Tamra Kay Martin and husband, Terry, of Enid, and JaWayne Hayes and husband, Joe, of Pond Creek; one brother, Forrest Nelson of Alva; 6 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; other relatives and many friends.
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