Frank Nelson

Frank Nelson
The graveside service for Frank Nelson will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Summerville Cemetery in Summerville, Ore. Bishop Ray Baum of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will officiate.
Mr. Nelson, 76, of Central Point, died Saturday (Sept. 1, 2001) at his home. Memorial contributions may be made to Rogue Valley Medical Center Hospice, 2825 Barnett Road, Medford, OR 97504.
He was born March 1, 1925, in Junction City, a son of Nels Lassen and Ethel (Fox) Nelson. On Feb. 18, 1949, in La Grande, he married Marjorie Ruth Ellen Wickersham, who survives. They first came to the Rogue Valley in 1969 and lived here for 15 years during the 1970s and 80s. They settled in Central Point in 1991.
He worked with farmers in private industry and for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and retired as an office manager for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening, and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Besides his wife, survivors include four sons, Mike, Medford, Jim, Central Point, Les, White City, and Dean, Gresham; three daughters, Sue Williams, Prineville, Kathie Moss, Central Point, and Marlin Evernham, Eagle Point; a brother, Carl Nelson, Siletz; 22 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Nels Earnest Nelson.
Arrangements: Memory Gardens Mortuary, Medford.