Mary Otts Nelson Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Mary Otts Nelson (Tuscaloosa, Alabama), who passed away, on April 20, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Mary Otts Nelson to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Mary Amanda (Davis) and John Martin Philip Otts II of Greensboro, Alabama.; her brothers, J. M. P. Otts, Jr. and William Oliver Otts (Martha); and her grandparents, Margaret "Maggie" Annette (Shirley), James Walter Davis of Gordo, Alabama, Eudora McQueen Somerville (McEachin) and Lelius McCrary Otts.
She is survived by: her husband Dr. Paul Donald Nelson; her children, Barbara Amanda Pugh (Mark) of Mountain Brook, Mark Christopher Nelson (Patricia) of Tuscaloosa and David Donald Nelson of Tuscaloosa; her grandchildren, Amanda E. Nelson, Rachel Somerville Guraya (Harman), James Nelson Pugh, Abby Gross (Michael), Ashley Brooke Nelson and Maddox Ivan Pugh; her great grandchild Adaline Marie Gross; her brother S. McEachin Otts (Carol); her nieces and nephews, Suzanne, Mary, Martha, Hilaree, Phillip and Brandon; and her cousin David Scott Hardenbergh, Jr. (Hermoine).
A funeral service was held on Tuesday, April 22nd 2025 at 3:00 PM at the First Baptist Church (721 Greensboro Ave, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401).
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to The First Baptist Church (Tuscaloosa) Foundation, the Church of one's choice, or The Community Foundation of West Alabama.
