Richard Leo Nelson

Richard Leo Nelson was born September 2, 1946 in Summersville, Missouri to Leo Nelson and Stella Mae Plowman Nelson. He passed away at the Mountain View Health Care, Tuesday August 8, 2017 making his age 70 years 11 months and 6 days.

Richard loved God, his family, and friends. He was a member of the American Legion, Shiners, and the Summersville Masonic Lodge AF&AM 5555, and the Summersville Fire Department. Richard was also a Veteran of the US Air Force, serving from 1963 to 1965. He took his training Amarillo, Texas and was stationed in Dover, Delaware.

Richard enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing bingo, and visiting with family and friends.

Richard accepted Christ and was baptized as a young man. He enjoyed sitting outside watching wildlife. He had a true passion for CB Radio’s through out his life. His CB handle was Cab Driver. As a young man he spent many hours building and working on stock cars with his father Leo and brother Ralph, but enjoyed racing and driving them even more with his brother Harry.

Throughout his life he worked at different jobs, taxi driver, mail trucker driver, clerk and seed nursery, and Hussman Manufacturing until he became disabled.

Richard is preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Stella Nelson, his son Christopher Nelson, and his brother Lester Nelson, and nephew Vernon.

He is survived by his children, 1 son Timothy Keyes, 4 daughters, Melissa Corey, Linda Nelson, Rebecca Nelson, and Megan Nelson, and several Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. Richard is also survived by 4 brothers, Ralph and wife Nedria, Harry and wife Marian, Ronald, Raymond and wife Karen, 2 sisters, Sandra and Brenda, his special friend Pat, and a host of neices, nephews, cousins and friends.