Tony Laverne "JoJo" Nelson

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Escude' Funeral Home of Mansura - Mansura

Posted events

February 15, 2026

Feb

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church

420 Lincoln St, Simmesport, LA 71369

Feb

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church

420 Lincoln St, Simmesport, LA 71369

Escude' Funeral Home of Mansura - Mansura

Posted an obituary

February 15, 2026

Tony Nelson Obituary

Funeral services celebrating the life of Tony Laverne “JoJo” Nelson will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. officiating by Simmesport Full Gospel Holy Temple, Pastor Henry Duskin, at the location of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church... Read Tony Nelson's Obituary