Viola Nelson Obituary
Vidie loved listening to music and going fishing. She was a wonderful cook and enjoyed cooking for whoever she could. Her most famous meal was chicken and dumplings. Vidie loved her family more than anything and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Deborah "Debbie" Champagne and husband Chester, Randy Lykins and wife Inez, Lisa Horn and husband Tommy, Joni Whitehead and husband Casey, Bill Gearen and wife Lisa, Monica Bruno, Jim Stanley and wife Rebecca, and Alisha "LeeLee" Bushnell Nelson; along with numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews.
She is preceded in death by her father, Hardy Nelson; mother, Sarah Perkins Stanley and husband Robert; siblings, Betty LeBlanc, Dinah Lykins, George Nelson, Velma Gearen, Harvey Stanley, and Dusty Stanley; and nephews, Kenny LeBlanc Jr. and Michael Lykins.
Family will receive friends from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Riley Smith & Sons Funeral Home, 1810 W. 4th Street, DeQuincy, Louisiana. Bro. Vance Perkins will be officiating. Interment to follow at Perkins Cemetery.
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