Deanna “Dee Dee” Nelson, 57, of Mt. Calm, passed away suddenly on Saturday, July 11th.
Funeral Services: 11AM Tuesday, July 14th at Lake Shore Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dewey Baldwin officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Calm Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
Dee Dee was born May 3, 1958 in Pittsburgh, PA. She attended Crawford schools and graduated from Hubbard High School in 1976 where she was very involved in athletics.
She was preceded in death by her father, Wade Nelson, Sr.
Survivors include mother, Dixie Leathers of Mt. Calm; siblings, Bo Bo Nelson and wife Kathy of Valley Mills, Dana Nelson and husband Roy Smith of Prairie Hill, and Brian Leathers and wife Melissa of Axtell; and numerous nieces and nephews and other relatives.
The family would like to acknowledge and special thank you to the medical staff at Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Medical Center for your professional care and concern.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mt. Calm Volunteer Fire Department.
Dee Dee was a friend to everyone. She was known for her kind and loving heart. She was loved by all of her family and will be dearly missed.
Contact Information:
Lake Shore Funeral Home & Cremation Services
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Your family will be in my thoughts and prayers. I worked with Deanna for 8 years ,she will truly be missed.
I am so sorry for your loss…I worked with Deanna for 7 years. Such a sweet lady. We will miss her.
We were very sorry to hear the news of Dee Dee’s death. We knew Dee Dee & Bo Bo from our younger days at Crawford High School and were friends with her father. We spent a lot of time together through sports in school , time on the lake and various other activities. We hated to see her leave Crawford. She was a beautiful girl and our prayers go out to your whole family.
My deepest sympathy and sincere prayers to the family. Deanna and I worked together for almost 10 years and she was very dear to me . I will miss tremendously.
My deepest sympathy and sincere prayers to the family. Deanna and I worked together for almost 10 years. I will miss her tremendously.
I am so sorry for your loss. Dee Dee was a really great woman and she helped me a great deal in the 80’s. Rest in peace sweet girl!
I am so sorry to hear about Dee Dee. You will all be in my thoughts and prayers in the days ahead.
Love to you all,
Terri
I was privileged to have DeeDee in my life as a step daughter. She was a hard worker and cared about everyone whose life she touched….she went through some rough times but she always survived and came out on top, she was the apple of her dad’s eye, and he was proud of her, now she is out of pain and resting in his arms, both taken too soon, but now both out of pain….Love you, will miss you DeeDee….” Go Rest High on That Mountain”
I first met DE DE on the day we moved to our new home in Lacey Lakeview. It is now funny to me as I was 3&looked out &saw my trike going down the street! My brother got it back but I could never figure out with all the great things they had “why” my old trike. BO BO was on the seat &doing the pedals&DE DE on the back holding on as they went as fast as they could! Those &many more are precious memories now to me as I think of all the funny things that happen until the Nelson moved away. By reading the comments above I think I would have still liked the adult DE DE. Praying for the family as you remember your loved one!
Dixie and family, I just saw in the paper about DeeDee, and we are so sorry to hear about your loss. Dixie, we have shared so much of our lives, both good and bad, over the last almost 50 years, but never dreamed that something like this would happen–losing a child is just so hard! Love and sympathy to you all.
I am so sorry to hear of DeeDee’s passing. Even though I have not seen her since high school I will always remember her sweet smile My thoughts and prayers are with you in this time of sorrow.
I just found out about the loss of Dee Dee. I was a friend with her and Bo Bo through my Dad. He worked out at General Tire with Wade and our family would spend time out in Crawford with them. I am so sorry for your loss .