William Hall Nelms, 85
A pharmacist and a member of Shiloh Methodist Church, he served his country in the U.S. Army as a Tech Sergeant during World War II.
The son of the late John Wesley and Hallie Pearl Wanamaker Nelms, he was preceded in death by brothers, Morris, Charlie Harold, J.W. and Clifford Nelms.
He is survived by his wife, Josephine Grove Nelms; daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and Gary Hitchcock of McMinnville; son and daughter-in-law, William W. and Jackie Nelms of Lynchburg; grandchildren, Gabriel W. Jones, Matthew C. Jones, Sarah Louise Nelms and William Hall Nelms II; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Mildred Jackson of Florida, Lillian Daniel and Dorothy Woodlee, both of McMinnville; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Chapel with Carl Crawford and Matt Long officiating. Burial will follow with full military honors at Mt. View Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. until time of service Monday at Love-Cantrell & Cope.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Oct. 30. 2005