Sidney was preceded in death by his wife Hazel Rickman Nelon, son Sidney G. Nelon, and parents Rufus and Annie Mae Nix Nelon, grandson Jeff Nelon; brothers Claude, Ernest, Richard and Edward Nelon; sister Pauline Dotson.
Surviving are daughters Linda Nelon and Wanda Respess and her husband Danny of Lake Lure; brother Wade Nelon of Lake Lure; sisters Rosie Owensby of Lake Lure, Geneva Wilson of Rutherfordton, Sarah Lawter of Bat Cave, Jane Melton of Lake Lure and Myrtle Searcy of Asheville; Grandchildren Robert Nelon of Forest City, Steve (Catherine) Nelon of Inman, Lynn Haynes (Jeff) Porter of Morristown, Tn, Ann Nelon (Brian) Lawter of Rutherfordton; great grandchildren Scott and Dillon Nelon of Forest City, Tucker Nelon of Inman, Kristy and Kerri Porter of Morristown, Tn., Josh Hicks, Jessica Nelson, Jerimiah and Jacob Lawter of Rutherfordton.
Services will be held at 2 PM Wednesday at Cane Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Lake Lure with Rev Jeff Porter and Rev Ansel Pace officiating burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6-8 PM at Cane Creek Missionary Baptist Church.
Contributor: Kevin Haynes (47893059)
Sidney was preceded in death by his wife Hazel Rickman Nelon, son Sidney G. Nelon, and parents Rufus and Annie Mae Nix Nelon, grandson Jeff Nelon; brothers Claude, Ernest, Richard and Edward Nelon; sister Pauline Dotson.
Surviving are daughters Linda Nelon and Wanda Respess and her husband Danny of Lake Lure; brother Wade Nelon of Lake Lure; sisters Rosie Owensby of Lake Lure, Geneva Wilson of Rutherfordton, Sarah Lawter of Bat Cave, Jane Melton of Lake Lure and Myrtle Searcy of Asheville; Grandchildren Robert Nelon of Forest City, Steve (Catherine) Nelon of Inman, Lynn Haynes (Jeff) Porter of Morristown, Tn, Ann Nelon (Brian) Lawter of Rutherfordton; great grandchildren Scott and Dillon Nelon of Forest City, Tucker Nelon of Inman, Kristy and Kerri Porter of Morristown, Tn., Josh Hicks, Jessica Nelson, Jerimiah and Jacob Lawter of Rutherfordton.
Services will be held at 2 PM Wednesday at Cane Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Lake Lure with Rev Jeff Porter and Rev Ansel Pace officiating burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6-8 PM at Cane Creek Missionary Baptist Church.
Contributor: Kevin Haynes (47893059)
Family Members
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COL Claude Rufus Nelon
1920–2009
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Mrs Martha Pauline "Polly" Nelon Dotson
1922–1983
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Myrtle Esther Nelon Searcy
1927–2020
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Ernest Norman Nelon
1930–1986
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Mary Jane Nelon Melton
1933–2022
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Roland Edward Nelon
1935–1987
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Rosa Mae Nelon Owensby
1937–2011
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Geneva Nelon Wilson
1939–2011
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Richard Nelon
1942–2004
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Wade Vollie Nelon
1947–2017
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