Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary Nell Carson, age 86 of Ashland, will be held on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. at Benefield Funeral Home of Ashland with Rev. Jason Watkins officiating. Burial will follow in the Ashland City Cemetery.
Mrs. Carson passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at the Clay County Nursing Home. A Clay County native for most of her life, Mrs. Carson was a woman of many trades. Including running the Dairy Queen in Ashland, working as a CNA at the Clay County Hospital, to being a licensed cosmetologist. She also worked at Tysons and Ace Products for many years. Mrs. Carson loved gardening and was a member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
She is survived by one sister, Mona Hicks (Tommy); two brothers: Clanton Walker and Clayton Walker (Judy), all of Ashland; and numerous nieces and nephews, and a host of extended family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence Mark and Mildred Denny Walker; and her husband, Fred Carson.
Active Pallbearers will be the Deacons at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
Honorary Pallbearers will be the staff of the Clay County Nursing Home.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 26, 2019 from 12:30 P.M. until service time at 2:00 P.M. at Benefield Funeral Home in Ashland.
Benefield Funeral Home of Ashland is in charge of the arrangements.
