Virginia M.A. Nelson

Virginia May Arnold Nelson, 84, of Dinwiddie County, widow of Mendel Ancil Nelson, died peacefully at home Aug. 28, 2010.

The daughter of the late Harry and Anna Arnold, she was born in Weldon, Pa., on June 4, 1926. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Petersburg Ward). A graduate of Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing, she was a member of the Who's Who in Professional Nursing. She retired from the U.S. Kenner Army Hospital in 1989 as a supervisory clinical nurse in the Surgical Nursing Section, and was a former employee of Southside Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her sister, Marion Boutcher; a grandson, Richard Ponton; and niece, Debbie Boutcher.

She is survived by five children, Sandra Snitkin and husband, Lou, of White Plains, N.Y., David Nelson and wife, Beth, of Chesterfield, Charlotte Woodcock and husband, Kenneth, of Chester, Kriss Glass and husband, Clayton, of Petersburg, and Michael Nelson and wife, Elizabeth, of Mooresville, N.C. She is survived by five grandchildren, Diana Bach of Columbia, Md., Sean Nelson of Chesterfield, Jesse Woodcock of Chester, Samuel Nelson and Kendall Nelson, both of Mooresville, N.C. She is survived by several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

The family will receive friends at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss and Son Funeral Home and Cremation Service from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Interment will follow at Southlawn Memorial Park, Prince George, Va. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com.