ULLIN, Ill. -- Leroy Nelson, 74, of Ullin, died Friday, Oct. 22, 1993, at his home.
He was born Jan. 27, 1920, in Mt. Olive, Miss., son of Olia and Will Nelson. He and his wife, Arnetta, were married in 1941.
Nelson was retired from Corn Product in Argo.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Earl and Robert Nelson; three daughters, Inell Coleman, Mary Wiggins and Elnora Jones, all of Ullin; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Algee Funeral Home in Cairo. Burial will be at the Israelite Bible Class Farm in Ullin.
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