GORDON NELSON, 84 of Avoca (& formerly of Harlan), died Wed., Dec. 14th, at Avoca Specialty Care. Funeral services for GORDON NELSON will be held 11-a.m. Tue., Dec. 20th, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday (12/19) from 5-until 7-p.m., with a Prayer service at 6:30-p.m.

Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.

GORDON NELSON is survived by:

His wife – Thelma (Schwarte) Nelson, of Harlan.

His daughters – Janie Marie (Gregory) Valdez, of San Antonio, TX, and Teresa (Mark) McLaughlin, of Audubon.

His son – Jerry Jay Nelson, of Destin, FL.

His step-sons: Tim (Holly) Smith, of Blair, NE; Todd (Shireen) Smith, of Council Bluffs; Troy Smith, of Shelby; and Trent Smith, of Des Moines.

His step-daughter: Traci (Mark Haynes) Smith, of Harlan.

9 Grandchildren, 18 Great-Grandchildren, and 6 Step-Grandchildren.