NELSON, Carla Rae

The White Mountain Independent, Show Low, Arizona - 04/16/2010 Carla Rae Wiltbank Nelson, 76, resident of Eagar died April 12, 2010 in Mesa. She was born August 12, 1933, in Springerville to Lester and LaVerne (LeSueur) Wiltbank. She retired as a dietician from the White Mountain Regional Medical Center. Carla loved fishing, basketball, cooking, and taking care of her grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by her family and all those whose lives she touched. Carla is survived by her son Milton (Tracy) Nelson and daughter Betty (Ray) Willis of Eagar; brother Gary (Enid) Wiltbank; sisters Myrna Sherwood and Judy Wiltbank; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Joy Milton "Red" Nelson; sister Jeannie Keno and brother Dwain Wiltbank. A viewing will be held Friday from 6-8 p.m. at Burnham Mortuary in Eagar. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Amity Ward Chapel, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 578 W. School Bus Road in Eagar. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will follow at the Eagar Cemetery. Burnham Mortuary of Eagar handled arrangements. To send online condolences, visit www.burnhammortuary.com.