| Obit For | Mary (Pearson) (Utter) Nelson |
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| Text | Mary Utter Nelson, 79, of Exeter, died February 13 at St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield. Mrs. Nelson was born June 20, 1925, in Pierce City, the daughter of Paul E. and Josephine Carbone (Sears) Pearson. She worked in a defense plant in Culver City, California, clerked in grocery stores in Pierce City and Webb City, taught school in 1947 in Ridgley, and worked at Armour Turkey Packing Plant in Monett until its closure in 1977. She retired from Fasco Industries in Cassville in 1984 after seven years of employment. She attended the Church of Christ in Exeter. She married Olin Toney Utter on October 31, 1971, and he preceded her in death December 31, 1966. She married Dennis Dink Nelson on July 31, 1971, and he preceded her in death September 22, 1983. Survivors include two sons; one daughter; one step-daughter; two sisters; 17 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Leann Elkins; two brothers and two grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m. tomorrow, February 16, at Fohn Funeral Home-Williamson Chapel in Cassville with Bob Stafford, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Rocky Comfort Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today, February 15, at the funeral home. Research Note: This obit is in error on the dates. Mary married Olin Eugene "Tony" Utter on October 31, 1946 at Cassville, Barry Co. MO. He died Dec. 31, 1966 at Rogers, Benton Co., AR. She married Dennis Eugene "Dink" Nelson on July 31, 1971 in Barry Co., MO. He died Sept. 22, 1983. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Monett Times |
| Date | Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005 |
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| Submitted by | Wilma Fields |
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