Nelda Mae Mattson
April 16, 1935 - November 5, 2011
Nelda Mattson, age 76 of Pensacola, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2011. She was a member of Hickory Hammock Baptist Church. Nelda was retired from K-Mart with 14 years of service as a merchandiser. She loved gospel blue grass music and festivals. She enjoyed arts and crafts and was a past member of Beta Sigma Phi. Family meant the world to her and she loved family get togethers, cookouts and camping with the grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 19 years, John R. Mattson; parents, Ulmer Wilson & Lenora Resmondo; grandchild, William David Rhodes, Jr. Survivors include her children, William Rhodes, Sr. (Sheryl), Debra Lee (Gary) and Timothy Rhodes; sister, Mary Langston; 7 grandchildren, Kimberly & James II Chinchar, Kenneth Wayne & Jeffery Scott Baker, Cassaundra Ledger, and Jessica Lee Rhodes; 14 great grandchildren; three nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at FAITH CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME, 100 Beverly Pkwy. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until service time on Wednesday. Interment will follow the service at Barrancas National Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. Condolences may be placed online at fcfhs.com.
Nelda Mattson, age 76 of Pensacola, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2011. She was a member of Hickory Hammock Baptist Church. Nelda was retired from K-Mart with 14 years of service as a merchandiser. She loved gospel blue grass music and festivals.... View Obituary & Service Information