Ella Jane Nelson, 86

by Daily Inter Lake
| December 29, 2009 5:12 AM

Mrs. Ella Jane Nelson, 86, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, in Fayetteville. She was born May 16, 1923, in Niarada, to Frederick W. Pennoyer and Lauel C. (Logan) Pennoyer. She was a homemaker and a member of the Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis Frank William Nelson. She is survived by three sons, Timothy A. Nelson of Keller, Texas, Dennis W. Nelson of North Richland Hills, Texas, Randall W. Nelson of Boerne, Texas; and five grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today, Dec. 29, at Nelson-Berna Funeral Home in Fayetteville. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, in the Chapel of Nelson-Berna Funeral Home with Chaplain Paul Woodhouse officiating. Burial will be private at Fayetteville National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Butterfield Trail Village Foundation, 1923 East Joyce Blvd. No. 163, Fayetteville, AR 72703. To sign the online guest book please visit www.nelsonberna.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson-Berna Funeral Home and Crematory.