1920
Velma
2012
Velma Gray (Hamilton) Nelson
October 23, 1920 — May 27, 2012
Velma Gray Nelson, 91, of Atlantic, died Sunday May 27, 2012, at Taylor Extended Care.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Wednesday at Atlantic Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Terry McInnis and Rev. Eddie Brookshire officiating. Interment will follow at Atlantic Community Cemetery.
Velma graduated from Atlantic High School, she attended Campbell University, and was employed at Cherry Point for ten years. She loved her family, and she was a member of Atlantic Missionary Baptist Church which she loved to attend.
She is survived by a daughter Paula Willis and husband Randy of Sea Level, a son Harvey Nelson and wife Brenda of Harkers Island: three grandchildren Allen Nelson and wife Tiffany, Matthew Nelson and wife Mollie, and Cassandra Davis and husband Zachary: four great grandchildren Garrett, Tommy, Macon, and Addie.
She was preceded in death by her husband Allen Chancie Nelson, her parents Harvey and Lena Hamilton, and a brother Virgil Hamilton.
Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 pm Tuesday at Atlantic Missionary Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Wednesday at Atlantic Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Terry McInnis and Rev. Eddie Brookshire officiating. Interment will follow at Atlantic Community Cemetery.
Velma graduated from Atlantic High School, she attended Campbell University, and was employed at Cherry Point for ten years. She loved her family, and she was a member of Atlantic Missionary Baptist Church which she loved to attend.
She is survived by a daughter Paula Willis and husband Randy of Sea Level, a son Harvey Nelson and wife Brenda of Harkers Island: three grandchildren Allen Nelson and wife Tiffany, Matthew Nelson and wife Mollie, and Cassandra Davis and husband Zachary: four great grandchildren Garrett, Tommy, Macon, and Addie.
She was preceded in death by her husband Allen Chancie Nelson, her parents Harvey and Lena Hamilton, and a brother Virgil Hamilton.
Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 pm Tuesday at Atlantic Missionary Baptist Church.
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