Martha Sue Hovater Nelson, 91, of Sheffield died Wednesday, July 6, 2022. The visitation will be Friday, July 8, 2022, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at Morrison Funeral Home, Tuscumbia. The funeral service will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the chapel with Chad Holder officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery, Sheffield.
She was a longtime member of York Bluff Baptist Church Sheffield. She loved being a mother of five children, nana to 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She left a legacy of love and hope.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Francis “Frank” Walter Nelson; son, George Randy Nelson; and two grandchildren, Richard Stanley Nelson Jr. and Michael Clayton Allen Jr.
Survivors include her sons, Rick Nelson (Kathy), Huntsville, Rusty Nelson, Tuscumbia, and Roy Nelson (Rita), Muscle Shoals; daughter, Jan Nelson Allen (Mike), Muscle Shoals; daughter-in-law, Karen Nelson, Florence; grandchildren, Patrick Nelson, Michael Nelson, Brad Nelson, Blair Nelson, Amber Graves, Chad Nelson, Tyler Nelson, and Maggie Allen; great-grandchildren, Zac Nelson, Katie Nelson, Aubrey Nelson, Annabella Nelson, Ellie Grace Graves, Wade Nelson, Claire Graves, Ruthie Graves, Sam Nelson, Andrew Nelson, Vada Nelson and Laynie Nelson; two siblings, George Travis Hovater (Cynthia), Florence and Doris Ann Hovater Yarborough, Cherokee; and many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be grandsons.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes, P.O. Box 361767, Birmingham, AL 35236.
