Terry Dale Nelson

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Terry Dale Nelson, age 41, of Jeffersonville, Ind., formerly of Pinckneyville, Ill., passed away on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009, at Floyd Memorial Hospital in New Albany, Ind.

Terry was born April 12, 1968 in Biloxi, Miss., a son of Jonathan C. and Diana (Troutt) Nelson. He married Jacqueline Arbuckle and she survives. Terry worked as a shipping clerk at Nexgen Mold & Tool in New Albany, Ind. He loved baseball and was an avid Cincinnati Reds fan and coached many many baseball and football teams.

Survivors include his wife: Jacqueline of Jeffersonville, Ind., mother: Diana (John) Yancey of Beaumont, Tex., step-mother: Linda (Bud) Morgenthaler of Pinckneyville, Ill., maternal grandparents: Jim and Wilma Troutt of Du Quoin, Ill., one daughter: Fallon Nelson of Pinckneyville, one son: Colton Nelson of Henryville, Ind., three step-daughters: Amanda Powers, Kristi Powers and Kendra Powers, all of Jeffersonville, Ind., five siblings: Kevin Nelson of Bremerton, Wash., Roni (Del) Birkhofer of Roswell, Ga., Mark Nelson of New Bury Park, Calif., half brother: Greg (Debbie) Nelson of Du Quoin, Ill., and half sister: Sarah Billings of Beaumont, Tex., step brother: Dan (Mindy) Cheek of Pinckneyville, Ill., step sister: Amy Morrison of Pinckneyville, Ill. and dear friends: John (Nichole) Lukes of Clarksville, Ind., and many dear nieces, nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Jonathan Nelson.

Funeral service was held at Pyatt Funeral Home in Pinckneyville, Ill., on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. with Bro. Collin Hirsch officiating. Interment was in Holts Prairie Cemetery, Pinckneyville, Ill.

Friends called at the Pyatt Funeral Home on Friday, October 16, 2009, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and then on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fallon and Colton Nelson Educational Fund and will be accepted at the funeral home.

For more information or to sign an online guest register, please visit www.pyattfuneralhome.com.