James Nelson, 29, Died Suddenly This Morning

James Nelson, who has been a member of the firm of Stewart Smith and Associates for the past five years, died suddenly at his home at 1269 Park street early this (Thursday) morning. Death was attributed to a heart attack. He was 29 years of age.

Mr. Nelson was born in Tekamah and lived there most of his life prior to coming to Blair. He attended Tekamah schools and was a graduate of Tekamah High School.

On August 27th, 1955 he was married to Miss Shirley Husk, of Blair and shortly after that time he became associated with the Stewart Smith firm here.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don C. Nelson, of Tekamah, by his wife and two small children. The children are Becky Lee and Gail Christine.

Three sisters also survive. They are Donna, Mrs. Joe Neary of Tekamah; Marilyn, Mrs. Earl Wiegert, of Fremont and Audrey, Mrs. John Blatter, of Blair. Two brothers also survive. They are Kenneth D. Nelson of Tekamah and Leslie A Nelson of Omaha.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 P.M. at the Campbell Mortuary and burial will be made in the Tekamah cemetery.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~