Delmer D. Nelson, 81, of Beaver Dam, Ky., passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Morganfield Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Morganfield, Ky. He was born in Ohio County, Ky., on July 9, 1932, to the late Ivan J. Nelson and Audrey May Kitchens Nelson.
He was a U.S. Army veteran having earned a Purple Heart while serving in the Korean War. Mr. Nelson retired from the United States Postal Service and was a cattle farmer. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Elizabethtown, Ill., and was a member of the Disabled American Veterans.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Nelson, on Dec. 30, 1986; one brother, Elmer L. Nelson; and three sisters, Louise Wright, Ruby Miller and Edna Whitehead.
Survivors include one stepson, Danny Jo Dennison of Nashville, Tenn.; one stepdaughter, Laura Hart (Johnny) of Nashville, Tenn., and four stepgrandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at Miller-Schapmire Funeral Home in Hartford, Ky., with Bro. Jeff Hawkins officiating. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Elizabethtown, Ill.