In Loving Memory
Dr. Richard D. Nelson
5/31/1930 — 11/23/2018
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A Life Remembered
Obituary
Dr. Richard D Nelson passed away November 24 in Beaumont, Texas.
He was born May 31, 1930 in Clinton, Iowa. He received a B.A. Degree from Cornell College of Iowa in 1952 and a PH.D in Physical Chemistry from Kansas State University in 1956. Dr. Nelson joined the DuPont Company in 1956 where he worked in various research assignments until his retirement in 1989 as a technology manager.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Orange, TX, the American Chemical Society, and Sigma XI/PHI Lambda Upsilon Honorary Scientific Society. He was active in the Orange County Little League Football Program, coaching from 1963 to 1969. He was an AARP volunteer tax preparer for several years after retirement.
Dr. Nelson was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. R.J. Nelson and Dorothy P. Nelson; son, Kenneth James Nelson; son-in-law, Wade Bynum; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Jean and Bert Nickelsen.
He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Joan Nelson; daughter and son-in-law, Kathryn and Barry McKenzie of Orange, daughter, Kimberly Bynum of Denver, Colorado; grandson, Stephen McKenzie of Lewisville, Texas, and Grandson and wife Kyle and Jessica Bynum; and great-grandson and great-granddaughter, Ryan and Serenity Bynum, of Denver, Colorado.
A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, November 29, 2018, at First Presbyterian Columbarium. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Umbenhaur.
Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice.
He was born May 31, 1930 in Clinton, Iowa. He received a B.A. Degree from Cornell College of Iowa in 1952 and a PH.D in Physical Chemistry from Kansas State University in 1956. Dr. Nelson joined the DuPont Company in 1956 where he worked in various research assignments until his retirement in 1989 as a technology manager.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Orange, TX, the American Chemical Society, and Sigma XI/PHI Lambda Upsilon Honorary Scientific Society. He was active in the Orange County Little League Football Program, coaching from 1963 to 1969. He was an AARP volunteer tax preparer for several years after retirement.
Dr. Nelson was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. R.J. Nelson and Dorothy P. Nelson; son, Kenneth James Nelson; son-in-law, Wade Bynum; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Jean and Bert Nickelsen.
He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Joan Nelson; daughter and son-in-law, Kathryn and Barry McKenzie of Orange, daughter, Kimberly Bynum of Denver, Colorado; grandson, Stephen McKenzie of Lewisville, Texas, and Grandson and wife Kyle and Jessica Bynum; and great-grandson and great-granddaughter, Ryan and Serenity Bynum, of Denver, Colorado.
A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, November 29, 2018, at First Presbyterian Columbarium. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Umbenhaur.
Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice.
Service Details
Gatherings in remembrance
Visitation
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Claybar Funeral Home Orange, 504 5th Street, Orange, 77630
Graveside Service
Thursday, November 29, 2018 · 3:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church of Orange - Columbarium, 902 West Green Avenue, Orange, 77630
Messages of Love
From family and friends
Deborah Walker
November 29, 2018
Deborah Walker lit a candle in memory of Dr. Richard D. Nelson
Anonymous
November 28, 2018
Emerald Garden Basket was purchased for the family of Dr. Richard D. Nelson.
Anonymous
November 27, 2018
Emerald Garden Basket was purchased for the family of Dr. Richard D. Nelson.
Carolyn Gayle Parkhurst
November 26, 2018
Carolyn Gayle Parkhurst purchased the Lavender Reflections Spray for the family of Dr. Richard D. Nelson.
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