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Ernest Lee Nelson Sr.

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Gatens-Harding Funeral Home

147 Main St.

Poca, West Virginia

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Visitation

Aug. 21, 2025

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Hilltop Chapel Freewill Baptist Church

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Ernest Nelson Obituary

ERNEST "ERNIE" LEE NELSON SR., 87, of Lake, WV, passed away Monday, August 18, 2025. Services will be held at 1 p.m., on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Hilltop Chapel Freewill Baptist Church in West Madison, WV. Friends may visit beginning at 11 a.m., until the time of service. Burial will follow at Highland Memory Gardens in Chapmanville, WV. Expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family by visiting www.hardingfamilygroup.com. Gatens-Harding Funeral Home, 147 Main St., Poca, is serving the Nelson family.

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Published by Charleston Gazette-Mail on Aug. 20, 2025.

Memorial Events
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Aug

21

Visitation

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Hilltop Chapel Freewill Baptist Church

514 Riverside Drive, Madison, WV 25130

Aug

21

Service

1:00 p.m.

Hilltop Chapel Freewill Baptist Church

514 Riverside Drive, Madison, WV 25130

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Gatens-Harding Funeral Home

147 Main St., Poca, WV 25159

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