Pearl Nelson

Pearl Dimple Lynch Nelson

Pearl Dimple Lynch Nelson, 85, of Concord, returned to her Creator and Savior Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010, at her residence. She was the loving wife of the late Robert Carlton Nelson for 54 years.

Born May 13, 1925, in Heards, she was a daughter of the late Ashby Clinton Lynch and Pearl Esther Wells Lynch. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by six brothers, Spurgeon, Herman, Paige, Manfred, Ronald and Donald Lynch; three sisters, Hazel Lynch Wine, Ruth Mae Lynch and Mildred Lynch Gibson; a granddaughter, Karen Tierney; and three sons-in-law, Isaiah Jackson, Walt Tierney and Donn Jennings.

Dimple was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was retired from retail sales, a member of Good Shepherd Church of The Nazarene in Stuarts Draft, and attended Thomas Terrace Baptist Church.

She leaves to cherish her memory four children, Patricia Nelson Horelick and husband, Allan, of Marietta, Ga., Rhonda Nelson Jennings, of Concord, Phillip Clinton Nelson, of Rockport, Texas, and Mariah Nelson Stittsworth and husband, David, of Odessa, Texas; nine grandchildren, Jennifer Tierney, Hunter Tierney, Pam Boyce, Andy Jennings and wife, Julie, Denise Stanley, Michelle Nelson, Rhonda McGiffin and husband, Lonnie, Carla Jackson, and Nicole Del Rosario and husband, Chris; 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter; a sister, Erma Lynch Oliver, of Silver Spring, Md.; three special sisters-in-law, Clarine Brown, of Connecticut, Judy Lynch and Wilma Lynch, of Charlottesville; her special cousin, Mary Carver Hensley, of North Garden; and many loving nieces, nephews and close friends too many to mention.

The family would like to give many thanks to Appomattox Health and Rehab and Hospice of Virginia for their loving care and support.

A celebration of Dimple's life will be conducted at

5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010, at Thomas Terrace Baptist Church by Pastor Mark Grooms and the Rev. Thomas Dill Sr., with a reception following the service. The family will receive relatives and friends from 3 p.m. until service time at the church.

A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010, at Holly Memorial Gardens in Charlottesville by the Rev. Ray Deese and Pastor Clay Marsh.

It was Dimple's request that, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to South Asia Parnerships, P.O. Box 12144, Roanoke, VA 24023, HOCI, 421 Little Cub Rd., Appomattox, VA 24522; or Gleaning for The World, Attn: Donor Relations, P.O. Box 645, Concord, VA 24538, to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ across continents.

Heritage Funeral Service and Crematory, 427 Graves Mill Road, (434) 239-2405, is assisting her family. Memories and thoughts may be shared with the family at www.heritage

funeralandcremation.com.