Karen Sue Nelms

Karen Sue Nelms obituary, Geraldine, AL

Karen Sue Nelms

Karen Nelms Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel - Rainsville on Jul. 28, 2025.

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Mrs. Karen Sue Nelms age 72, of Geraldine passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2025. Funeral services are set for 2pm Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at New Canaan Baptist Church in Whiton with Bro. Mark Hall officiating. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12 noon until service time Tuesday at the church. W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

She is survived by her husband, Gary Nelms; daughter, Chrystal (Cary) Lowery; step-son, Tracey Nelms; grandchild, Jackson Bearden; niece, Jacqueline Pirkle; nephew, Brian Davis.

She was preceded in death father, Ibron Spence; mother, Frankie Spence; sister, Laura Davis; infant son, Kelly Kilpatrick; infant daughter, Tracy Kilpatrick.

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