Sandra Kay Nelson

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Sandra Kay Nelson, 57, Nevada, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at Moore-Few Care Center in Nevada following a lengthy illness. She was born Oct. 6, 1951, to Walter Lynn Foote and Ella Ruth Pritchett Foote. She married Gary Lee Nelson on Aug. 17, 1976, in Denver, Colo., and he survives of the home.

Sandra was born and raised in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She has resided here since 1983. Sandra worked for many years managing the apartments at Elmwood Estates. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Nevada.

Survivors, in addition to her husband Gary, include two sons, Shawn McKnight, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Chad Nelson, Nevada; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; father, Walter Foote, Nevada, six brothers and one sister.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 1, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, with the Rev. Ted Furry officiating. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at the funeral home.

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