Cover photo for Roosevelt Nelson's Obituary
Roosevelt Nelson Profile Photo
1932 Roosevelt 2023

Roosevelt Nelson

May 9, 1932 — February 1, 2023

Greenville, SC

Mr. Roosevelt Nelson, 90, of Greenville, South Carolina passed on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at his residence. Born in McCormick, South Carolina he was a son of the late Sumpter Nelson and Amie Radden Nelson. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

Mr. Nelson was married to Bettye Ellison Nelson for 60 years.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by five daughters, Carolyn Williams of Greenville, SC, Linda (Roosevelt) Boozer and Brenda (Wallace) McClinton both of Abbeville, SC, Eunice Johnson of Greenville, SC, Carolyn (Rev. Ronald) Peterson of Piedmont, SC; two sons, Michael (Stephanie) Ellison of Gaston, SC, and Robert Freeman of Greenville, SC; fourteen grandchildren; forty-two great-grandchildren; twenty-six great-great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral Services: Thursday, February 9, 2023, 1:00pm, at Watkins Garrett & Woods Mortuary, with interment in Greenville Memorial Gardens.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Roosevelt Nelson, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Service

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Starts at 1:00 pm (Eastern time)

Watkins, Garrett & Woods Mortuary

1011 Augusta Street, Greenville, SC 29605

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Interment

Greenville Memorial Gardens

7784 Augusta Road, Piedmont, SC 29673

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Photo Gallery

Visits: 1

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree