Myra Bates Nelson, 100, of Shelbyville died Saturday, February 11, 2023.
Funeral services were held Friday, February 17, at Hillcrest Funeral Home, Rev. Tom Murdock officiating. Burial followed at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
She was born December 26, 1922 in Fayetteville. She was a former employee of Walmart and a member of First United Methodist Church of Tullahoma. She enjoyed coffee, chocolate and playing cards. She was always laughing, had a quick wit and was a fierce card player. She loved collecting red birds and chickens.
She is survived by a daughter, Penny Ann (Thomas Wayne Sr.) Daniel; a sister, Ruth Rymer; granddaughters, Leigh (William Greg) Tocchio, Kellee Smith; three great-grandchildren, Devon Whitaker, Trinity Whitaker, Madeline Tocchio and a great-great-grandchild, Keylin Trevor Coats.
Myra was preceded in death by her parents, David Warden and Lozelle Broadaway; her husband, D.B. Nelson Sr.; a step-son, Buddy (Charlene) Nelson; a granddaughter, Catherine Holly Smith; sisters, Eoline Carter and Nancy B. Wright; a brother, Andrew Broadaway and son-in-law, Robert Huston Smith.
