Dallas Christian Nelson Obituary (1931 - 2014)

Dallas Christian Nelson Click here to listen to Funeral Recording South Ogden - Dallas Christian Nelson, 83, passed away October 22, 2014 at his home. He was born June 9, 1931 in Brigham City, Utah to Arnold M. and Ida Margaret Jensen Nelson. He grew up in Mantua and graduated from Box Elder High in 1949, he attended Weber State and Utah State University. He married Marlene Jensen on August 1, 1952 in the Logan Temple; she passed away on October 16, 1970. He later married Gloria Rippon and helped raised her 4 children, Rod, Pam, Terri and Barry; they later divorced. He married Rachel Palmer Tingey on September 15, 1990 in S. Ogden; later sealed in the Logan Temple. Dallas was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, faithfully serving in various callings. He worked at DDO and as Director of Mosquito Abatement in Weber County, retiring after 39 years. He enjoyed bowling and won lots of trophies with his team. Dallas was fantastic at landscaping, taking great pride in his yard, which he designed to create lots of fun memories for his grandkids. With his craftsmanship abilities he was able to build his own home. Dallas and Rachel loved to travel together and visited many places; they spent many of their winters in Lake Havasu AZ. Grandpa will be remembered for his Easter egg hunts, Christmas parties and many fun adventures he shared with his grandchildren. Dallas is survived by his wife, Rachel; children, Diann Carrig, Kris (Brett) Gessell, Becky (Kevin) Button, Cameron (Angela) Tingey and Lynette (Tim) Williams; son-in-law, Shane Jepson; 20 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and a brother, Glen (Opal) Nelson. He was preceded in death by his 1st wife, Marlene; parents; infant brother, Darwin; daughter, Julene and step-daughter, Holly. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, October 27, 2014 at the Birch Creek 5th Ward, 4955 Adams Avenue. A viewing will be held on Sunday, October 26th at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd. and Monday at the church prior to the service from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Interment will be in the Mantua Cemetery at 3p.m. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 October 26, 2014 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServiceBirch Creek 5th Ward Chapel 4955 Adams Avenue Ogden, UT October 27, 2014 11:00 AM CemeteryMantua Cemetery Mantua, UT 84324 October 27, 2014 3:00 PM