NELSON, Lilly

(Maiden Name: Eldridge)

Funeral rites for Mrs. Lilly Nelson, 61, were conducted Saturday, Nov. 28, 1964, in Central Presbyterian Church, 37 E. Indian School. The Revs. Eugene Lefebvre and George Walker officiated. Burial in Lehi Indian Reservation Cemetery. 

Mrs. Nelson, born at Lehi, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 1964, in Phoenix General Hospital. 

Following Indian tradition, Mrs. Nelson’s body will be at home at 3928 W. Tonto from 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday, Mortensen-Kings Funeral Center announced. 

She is survived by her husband, Stacy; four daughters, Mrs. Genevieve Mansfield, Bernice Nelson, and Mrs. Lorene Charles, all of Phoenix, and Mrs. Gloria Johnico of Wichita, Kansas; a son, Rickey Nelson of Phoenix; and a brother, Scott Eldridge of Sacaton. 

The Arizona Republic and Gazette Thursday, December 3, 1964, p. 77.

Posted by Pat Wilson on April 05, 2012

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