Rosa E. Nelson

Rosa E. Nelson, 69, of 1902 Stonewall Court, Owensboro, Kentucky, died Tuesday, July 31, 2001, at Owensboro Mercy Health Systems. Born in Pellville, Kentucky on December 11, 1931, she is the daughter of the late Leslie and Lannie Jackson Best. Her husband James Nelson, preceded her in death on January 17, 1996.

A member of Full Gospel Pentecostal Church, Mrs. Nelson retired from S.W. Anderson and Value Village after 38 years of retail service.

She is survived by her three sisters; Pattie Shock of Owensboro, Kentucky, Winnie Duffee of Hawesville, Kentucky and Margaret Mattingly of Tampa, Florida; one brother, James Best of Owensboro. She is further survived by her nieces Sheila Basham and Jean Black both of Owensboro whom she helped raise as well as several other nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the Glenn Funeral Home from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, August 2, and from 8:30 a.m. until 10 a.m. Friday, August 3. The funeral service for Mrs. Nelson will be 10 a.m. Friday, August 3, in the chapel of Glenn Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Pellville Cemetery in Pellville, Kentucky.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Full Gospel Pentecostal Church Building Fund, 1621 Jackson Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301.