William Bryant "Willie" Nelson

William Bryant "Willie" Nelson of Dexter, Mo. died Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at the age of 92.

He was born in Dunklin County, Mo. on May 7, 1921, son of Sally (Lowery) Nelson and C. Douglass Nelson.

A former farmer, Mr. Nelson retired from the Swift Poultry Plant in Dexter after 30 years of service. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening and was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Dexter.

He is survived by his wife, Doris (Killian) Nelson; a brother, Jackie Nelson of Dexter; a son, Danny (Donna) Nelson of Bloomfield; daughters, JoAnn Lloyd of Heber Springs, Ark., and Susan (James) Jarrell of Bloomfield; and three step-daughters, Darla (Erik) Young of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Marietta (David) Obergoenner of Cape Girardeau and Velva Foyle of Dexter. Also surviving are grandchildren, Shawn Lloyd of Dexter, Christal Thomas of O'Fallon, Mo., Robert Christian of Bell City, Michael Lloyd of Heber Springs, Ark.;, Don Christian of Jackson, Mo., Ladawn Northcutt of Dexter, Jennifer McGarrah of Heavener, Okla., Justin Christman of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Whitney Broughton of Oxford, Miss., Jerimy Obergoenner and Jill Watkins, both of Jackson, Mo.; and several great-grandchildren and many relatives and friends.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Beatrice (Hunt) Nelson; stepmother, Nettie (Brewer) Nelson; two infant children; a sister, Mabel Nelson; a brother, Clarence Nelson; three nephews and a special brother-in-law, C. Curtis Hunt.

Visitation will take place at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, June 21, 2013, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Funeral services will then be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Friday, June 21, 2013 at 3 p.m. with the Reverend Kenneth Biggs officiating. Interment will follow in the Hagy Cemetery.

Donations in his memory may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or the First General Baptist Church of Dexter.

Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.