Flora Fern Wilson Nelson Obituary (1923

Flora Fern Wilson Nelson, 93, of Nampa passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2016 of natural causes. She was born April 9, 1923 in Eden, Weber, Utah, the fifth child (of nine) to Fergus O'Conner and Sarah Maria Moffett Wilson. Fern married Russell H. Nelson on September 15, 1943 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They lived a year in Ogden, Utah and then moved to Mink Creek, Idaho to farm with Russell's parents. After several years there and the birth of their first two children, mom and dad moved to Parma to farm, where two more children were born. Because dad's back could not take farming anymore, they sold the farm in 1956 and purchased Paul's Motel in Nampa and ran the motel for about 20 years. Two more children were born in Nampa for a total of six. Later, in addition to the motel, they bought a 55 acre farm outside of town. Dad couldn't stay away from farming and mom helped with it too. Mom was dedicated to her family, cooking and sewing and raising us six children, and all this while cleaning and renting motel rooms and helping with the farm. We don't know how she did it. She also taught us right from wrong. Over the years, she served in church callings in primary, mutual and Relief Society, as ward librarian for many years, and later in the genealogy name extraction program. Russell passed away 33 years ago. Since about 2005, mom has struggled with declining health, but because her son Lyle lived with her and helped her so much, she was able to live at her home for most of that time. After a recent hospital stay and four days in rehab, she left this life for a better one. We all know we will see her again. Fern is survived by her six children: Brad (Elli), Janeen Pivec, Jeffrey (Linda), Galen (Tammy), Neal (Cindy) and Lyle. Mom was the last surviving sibling in her family. She was preceded in death by her husband Russell; her parents; sisters: Edna, Hellen, Thelma, May Velda, Evalyn, Erma; her brother Leon; and son-in-law Ray Pivec. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 12 at the Nampa 16th Ward LDS Chapel, 504 11th Ave N. in Nampa with a viewing at the church from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the services. Burial will be in the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Caldwell. Arrangements are under the direction of Zeyer Funeral Chapel, Nampa. 467-7300 Condolences may be expressed at zeyerfuneralchapel.com Service: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 11:00 a.m. Nampa 16th Ward LDS Chapel 504 11th Avenue North Nampa, Idaho Visitation: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Prior to the Services Nampa 16th Ward LDS Chapel 504 11th Avenue North Nampa, Idaho