ALCOLU - Patty Ann Nelson, 52, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at her home, 1060 Sammy Nelson Road in Alcolu.
Born March 31, 1962, in Norwalk, Connecticut, she was a daughter of Mary Ramsey Nelson and the late Henry Nelson Jr. She was a 1980 graduate of Manning High School. She also graduated from Louisburg Junior College. She was a member of Great Commission Ministries in Alcolu, and was also a frequent worshiper at Household of Faith in Manning. She was employed at MBI in Norwalk and the Oklahoma Adult Disability Firm.
After moving to Springfield, Virginia, she worked as an administrative assistant at the law firm of Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman LLP.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Lisa Ann; and a brother, Leonard Nelson.
Survivors besides her mother of the home include her siblings, Stanley (Michelle) Nelson, Sheila Nelson, John (Janice) Nelson and Sandra (Jacob) Lawson and Tawanda Nelson; a niece she took as a daughter, Lena; and a goddaughter, Brittanie Joyner.
A public viewing will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 1, 2015, at the funeral home.
Celebratory services for Patty Ann Nelson will be held 11 a.m. Monday, March 2, 2015, at Greater Commission Ministries, 1631 Trinity Church Road in Alcolu, with Pastor Billy Miles as eulogist; and Minister John H. Nelson, the Rev. Mitchell Adger, Elder James Lesesne and Pastor Derrick Fort assisting.
Burial will follow in Harmony Presbyterian Church, U.S. 301 in Alcolu.
The family will receive friends at the home.
Services for Patty Ann Nelson have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
