Margaret Ann Nelson

Margaret Ann "Peggy" Nelson, went to be with the Lord on December 12, 2022. She was 92 years old. Peggy was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where she grew up as a farm girl, who later became a registered nurse, and married Gustav L. Nelson, Jr., in 1962.
Peggy is survived by her son, Gustav L. Nelson III (Carol); and daughters, Rebecca S. Nelson, Johanna L. Rowland (Robert), Kristina L. Alderson (Brian), and Greta L. Hernandez (Ángel). She is also survived by her siblings, Bill Varnes (Doris), Faye Proudfoot, Jimmy Varnes (Dolly), Eddie Varnes, Kay Reynolds, Harry Varnes, David Varnes, and Denny Varnes (Nancy). In addition, she is survived by seven grandsons; three granddaughters; seven great-grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces, and helpful caregiver, Nichole Kidd. Peggy was a Christian and longtime member of Dinwiddie Baptist Church. Throughout the years, Peggy served faithfully as a military wife, mother, loving relative, Sunday school teacher, part-time church pianist, and good friend to all she knew. She was known for being kind, patient, loving, caring, and dedicated to her family and her church. In her final years, she was often heard singing hymns and quoting Scripture, as well as helping to care for her husband, Gustav L. Nelson, Jr. until his death in 2019. She was also preceded in death by her mother, Ella Kathryn Varnes; her sisters, Judy Varnes, Helen Varnes, and Lois Mendenhall; and her brother, Freddie Varnes. Visitation is Sunday, December 18, 2022, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, at the Dinwiddie Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, on Monday, December 19, 2022, at the funeral home, with interment to follow at Virginia Veteran's Cemetery in Amelia County, at 1:00 pm. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com . In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Dinwiddie Baptist Church, 14818 Wilkinson Road, DeWitt VA 23840 or Iglesia Bautista Fuente de Vida, 306 Martín Luther King Jr Pkwy, Brenham TX 77833, two churches very dear to her heart!