Arthur Louis Nelson, 77, of The Lutheran Home, died Friday, May 29, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital.
He was born March 23, 1921, at Denison, Texas, son of John E. and Mabel C. Wesen Nelson Sr.
He was a retired office equipment service technician and a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Cape Girardeau. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II as a sergeant. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans.
He married Beatrice Elizabeth Lewis on Nov. 4, 1944, at Durrant, Okla., and she preceded him in death.
He is survived by a sister, Anna Organ of Houston, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers.
Memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Christ Episcopal Church in Cape Girardeau with the Rev. Kenneth E. Truelove officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Denison, Texas.
Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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