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1936 - 2004
Karen Stephens Nelson age 68 of Dickerson Lake, Stanton died Friday December 31, 2004 at Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus, Grand Rapids Michigan. She was born on September 14, 1936 in Obion County, Tennessee the daughter of Clifford and Retha Bradshaw Stephens. On June 15, 1955 in Memphis Tennessee she was married to David B. Nelson. With her husband Rev. David, she served United Methodist churches at Mt. Pleasant, Camden and Montgomery, Saugatuck and New Richmond, Coopersville and Nunica, Portage, Chapel Hill, Ithaca and Beebe, Faith Lansing, Hastings and Plainwell. She was a member of the United Methodist Women and a member of Greenville First United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a granddaughter, Karla Parshall in 2003.
She is survived by her husband of 49 ½ years Rev. David B. Nelson of Stanton, her children, David (Deb) Nelson of Ithaca, Stephens Nelson and friend Debby Morse of Ottawa Lake MI, Faith (Rick) Coston of Breckenridge, Sarah (Pete) Kettelhohn of Saginaw, and Sherah MacLaren of Ithaca, grandchildren, Celina (Michael) Fisher,
Cerita (Brad) Roe, Rebecca Nelson, Clifford Coston, Angela MacLaren, Donald Nelson, David Coston, Jay MacLaren, Michael Coston , great grandchildren, Marissa, Makayla , Colton and Emily, her four brothers , a sister, Pastor David’s Sister and many nieces and nephews.
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held on Saturday January 8, 2005 at 11 AM at Greenville First United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Harry R. Johnson and Rev. Theron Bailey officiating. Inurnment will be in the church columbarium. Visitation with the family will be from 9-11 AM at the church on Saturday.
The Family requests please, in lieu of flowers to make memorial contributions to a charity of your choice, the Greenville First United Methodist Church or the American Heart Association.
Hurst Funeral Home, Greenville
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