Christopher Ray Nelson
Christopher Ray Nelson
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Christopher Ray Nelson was born on December 1st 1967 at the St.Joseph hospital in Phoenix, Arizona to his mother Georgeanna Hutchings Nelson -Larsen and his father Billy James Nelson.
His father passed away when Chris was 12, His mother remarried later to Tom Larsen.
Chris was youngest of his 5 siblings
Debbie, Karen, Rodger, James and Ricky.
Chris met the love his life, Jackie. in the summer of 1983 and they later married on April 28th 1989 and welcomed their first born daughter Crystal Nelson- Lehwalder on April 10th 1991.
Chris was working at Readymade Lumber as a forklift operator when they welcomed their second born daughter Allie, on August 8th 1998. and the youngest daughter Raylynne Nelson August 9th 2004
He had plenty of small jobs through the years, Chris loved to help with anything he could and he showed that through his hard work ethic.
There's no doubt that his biggest accomplishment was his 3 beautiful daughters. He always told everyone he could about his daughters and how much he loves them.
Chris is survived by his loving wife of 37 years Jackie Nelson
Daughters Crystal Lehwalder (Josh)
Raylynne Nelson
his sister Debbie, and brothers Rodger, James, and Ricky
and his grandchildren Mishel and Mehki
He is preceded in death By his dad Billy, mom Georgeanna his Step-dad Tom and his Sister Karen.
Chris passed away at the age of 58 to health problems January 4th 2026.
Please join family and friends for a celebration of life on January 24th, 2026 from 12:30-2:30 the the LDS church at
3751 South 2200 West West Valley City, UT 84119
a luncheon will be provided by the family.
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