On April 3, 1936 a bundle of joy was born to Eddie and Mardella Miles Nelson. They named their baby boy Herman Nelson. He was the second child born to the union. He graduated with an A+ grade average from Manual Training High School in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1954. He married Frances Smith, and to this union, four children were born. He worked for many years at Love Bottling Company in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He moved to Denver, Colorado in 1965 and worked at Hostess Wonder Bread Company for 31 years before retiring in 1999.

In 1982 he was united in matrimony to Mary Nichols. They enjoyed traveling to London and Mexico several times. Mary preceded Mr. Nelson in death in 2009. Herman also loved listening to blues music, playing his guitar, fishing, crossword puzzles, and was a sports fanatic. His favorite football team was the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not a week would pass without Herman buying his lottery ticket.

Herman was preceded in death by his parents, Eddie and Mardella Nelson, brothers Cleon, Alvernon, Edward, Robert Lee, Leonard Curtis "L.C.", Kenneth Ray, and Larry Joe, and sisters Maeola and Brenda. He leaves to cherish his memory, sons: Herman Jr. (Jenise) Tulsa, OK, Keith, Ft. Worth, TX, daughters: Monica Renee Hall, Dallas, TX, Sandra Kay Nelson, Muskogee, OK, brothers: Clarence (Bertha), Haslet, TX, Ray (Lauren), Pearland, TX, sisters: Maedella Stiger (Frank), Parker, CO, and Vivian Asberry, Tulsa, OK, 15 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, and other family members.

Services will be Saturday March 8, 2014 at 10AM inside the All Faiths Chapel at 1414 N. Norfolk Avenue in Tulsa.

Friends may visit Mr. Nelson on Friday from 12Noon until 7PM.