ST. JOSEPH – Betty Ann Nelson, 80, of St. Joseph passed away at 8:47 a.m. Tuesday (April 26, 2016) at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 30, at Freese Funeral Home, 302 E. Grand Ave., St. Joseph, with David Barcus officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery, Mayview. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Betty was born on Sept. 19, 1935, at Champaign, the daughter of Glen and LaVerne Reese Sumner. She married Roy H. Nelson on June 1, 1958, in St. Joseph. He preceded her in death on Dec. 23, 2003.
She is survived by her sister, Sharon Dillman of St. Joseph, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Betty worked at the Natural History Survey for 38 years.
She was a graduate of the Illinois Business College. She was also a member of the St. Joseph Church of Christ.
Betty enjoyed reading and spending time with family, and was a friend to everyone.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
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