The Edward Algood Family


25729. Ella LaNora11 Furlow (William (Bill) Anderson10, Nora Belle9 Chandler, Nancy Priscilla8 Allgood, William A.7, Wyatt6, William (Pikey) Henry5, William John4, Edward3, William2, Edward1 Algood) was born April 23, 1935. Ella died September 27, 2011 in Brookhaven, Lincoln Co., MS. OBIT: Funeral services for Ella Lanora Furlow Nevels, of Brookhaven, are 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Riverwood Family Funeral Service, with burial in Easthaven Cemetery.

Visitation is Friday from 5 until 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mrs. Nevels, 76, died Sept. 27, 2011, at Silver Cross Nursing Home. She was born in Mississippi on April 23, 1935, to William and Edna Furlow.

She was a retired seamstress at Kellwood and a member of Pearlhaven Baptist Church. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother, and she was always ready to be a friend to anyone who needed one. She enjoyed working with ceramics and quilting, and loved her collectibles.

Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Donald Nevels Sr.; and in-laws, James and Margie Nevels, Paul and Ruby Nevels, Virgil and Mildred Stewart, Hayward and Irene Price, Ivan and Sammye Nevels, Bob Nevels, and W.E. Nevels.

Survivors are her sons, Dwayne C. Nevels Sr. and wife, Johnnie and Donnie Nevels and wife, Susan; two grandchildren, Dwayne Nevels Jr. and wife, Hiedi, and Deidra Nevels Lilley and husband, Marc; two great-grandchildren, Gavin Nevels and Justin Lilley; in-laws, James and Doris Brown, Ralph and Sue Nevels, Bobie Nevels, Audrey Nevels, and Howard Nevels; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

She married Donald Clyde Nevels January 29, 1951 in Lincoln Co., MS. Donald was born January 10, 1925 in Brookhaven, Lincoln Co., MS. Donald was the son of Elmer Sidney Nevels and Anna1 Smith. Donald died March 8, 2004 in Brookhaven, Lincoln Co., MS. OBIT: Services for Donald Clyde Nevels Sr. of Brookhaven are 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 10, at Community Funeral Services Chapel with burial in Easthaven Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday from 5-9 p.m., at the funeral home. Mr. Nevels, 79, died March 8, 2004, at Silver Cross Nursing Home. He was born in Lincoln County on Jan. 10, 1925, to Elmer S. Nevels and Anna Smith Nevels. He was a retired welder. He was a sergeant in the Army, serving during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Pearlhaven Baptist Church. Preceding him in death were his parents; three sisters, Mildred Stewart, Irene Price and Sammie Nevels; and three brothers, James S. Nevels,Paul Lee Nevels and Jerry Nevels. Survivors are his wife, LaNora Furlow Nevels; his sons and daughters-in-law, Donald C. and Susan Beall Nevels, and Dwayne C. and Johnnie Nevels, all of Brookhaven; his sister, Doris Brown; his brothers and sisters-in-law, W.E. and Audrey Nevels, Howard Nevels, Robert E. and Bobbie Nevels, and Ralph and Sue Nevels, all of Brookhaven, and Ivan Nevels of Baton Rouge, La.; and two grandchildren.

Donald Clyde Nevels and Ella LaNora Furlow had the following children:

 25892 i. Donald Clyde11 Nevels JR (living).

 25893 ii. Dwayne C. Nevels (living).

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