James R. Nelson

James R. Nelson, 70, of Willow's Road, Corry, Columbus Twp., Pa., died on Saturday, December 4, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Corry, Pa. on January 29, 1940, a son of the late Harry D. and Gertrude Lee Nelson. Jim was raised and educated in Corry where he graduated from Corry Area High School in 1958. He had worked for a few years at the former Buckley-Dunton Company in Corry. In 1963 he started in the shipping department at Corry Jamestown Corp. and continued working there until 1993. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church where he was active in many groups and also acted as the church historian for several years. Jim also belonged to the Corry Area Historical Society and gave historic talks and seminars to local schools and groups. He has been on the Board of Directors at the Corry Jamestown Credit Union and also was the Columbus Township Tax Assessor for many years. He also helped at the Salvation Army Corp. in Corry during the holiday seasons. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Agnes Upperman, Mary Lou Bailey, and Alberta VanWinkle; and by three brothers, Edward Nelson, Donald Nelson, and Robert Nelson. Jim is survived by two sisters, Connie Goodwill of Waterford, Pa. and Gertrude Rooney and her husband, James, of Ft. Union, Va.; and by a brother, Harry Nelson and his companion, Phyllis Maloney of Corry, Pa. There are also many nieces and nephews surviving. Friends may call at the Bracken Funeral Home, 315 N. Center St., Corry, Pa. on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and may attend a funeral service on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 519 E. South St., Corry, Pa., with Rev. Brian Eiss officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lutheran Section, Corry, Pa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Corry Area Historical Society, 945 Mead Ave.,Corry, PA 16407, to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 519 E. South St., Corry, PA 16407, or to Salvation Army Corp., 127 W. Washington St., Corry, PA 16407.