Nelson, Mary Kathryn

1918 - 2003  (84 years)

• Name	Nelson, Mary Kathryn
  Born	20 Dec 1918	Glennville, Tattnall County, Georgia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 Jun 2003	Bethany Nursing Center - Vidalia, Toombs County, Georgia, USA
  Buried	Lyons City Cemetery - Lyons, Toombs County, Georgia, USA
  	Findagrave.com Memorial #89248105
  Person ID	I9751	Coursey-Sansing Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Nelson, Lee Roy Sr.,   b. 30 Mar 1895, Glennville, Tattnall County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 20 Aug 1971, Reidsville, Tattnall County, Georgia, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Harvey, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 11 Mar 1897, Jefferson County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 24 Apr 1977, Glennville, Tattnall County, Georgia, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F3979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Brown, Robert Jordan (Bob) Sr.,   b. 18 Mar 1911, Lyons, Toombs County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 20 Nov 2002, Vidalia, Toombs County, Georgia, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Children	1. Brown, Robert Jordan Jr.   2. Brown, Ray Nowlin
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F3980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary   "Mary Kathryn Nelson Brown, 84 Mary Kathryn Nelson Brown, 84, of Lyons died Sunday evening, June 1, 2003, in the Bethany Nursing Center of Vidalia after an extended illness. She was born in 1918 in Glennville. She was the daughter of the late Lee Roy and Mary Elizabeth Nelson of Reidsville, graduated from the Georgia State College for Women and taught school in Lyons. During WWII she was employed by McDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis, MO, and assisted engineers who designed the first jet airplane by performing various mathematical calculations. A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, she was widely known for her friendliness and outgoing nature and one who truly strove to make people feel special and loved. Mrs. Brown was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lyons and a member of the Lyons Garden Club. She was married to Robert "Bob" Jordan Brown who preceded her in death. She is survived by her sons, Robert Jordan Brown, Jr., and Ray Nowlin Brown; one sister, Beth Nelson Broome; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Wednesday morning, June 4, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Lyons with Rev. Grady Walden officiating. Interment followed in the Lyons City Cemetery."