Z. L. Nelson

Funeral services for ZL Nelson, age 86 of Cookeville, will be at 10 a.m Saturday August 29 at Dyer Funeral Home. Bro. Dow Allen will officiate. Interment will follow at J. J. White Cemetery in Putnam County. The family will receive friends Friday from 5 - 8 p.m. and again Saturday from 9 a.m. until service time. Due to COVID precautions social distancing measures will be observed and guests are encouraged to where masks. Mr. Nelson passed away Wednesday morning August 26, 2020 at his home. He was born December 11, 1933 in Overton County, TN to the late John Thomas Nelson and Myrtle Newberry Nelson. Mr. Nelson was an US Army veteran having served during the Korean War. He formerly worked at Acme Boot Company and retired from Flowserve in Cookeville. Mr. Nelson was a member of Post Oak Shade Freewill Baptist Church for over 60 years. He is survived by his daughter, Vicki (Mike) Selby of Sparta; four grandchildren, Addison Selby, Jordan Selby, Kellye (Jimmy) Holman, all of Sparta, and Kayla Eldridge (Mike Jones) of Cookeville; great-grandchildren, Logan Holman, Lucas Holman, Tyson Eldridge, and Autumn Jones; sister, Beulah (Grady) Bilbrey of Cookeville; brother-in-law, Bob (Diane) White of Cookeville; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce White Nelson; sisters, Eunetta Bowman and Daisey Hickey; and brothers, JT, Milo, Ken, Elmer, and Demon Nelson Dyer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (931)526-7158 Share your thoughts and memories at www.dyerfh.com.