LaVelle Joy Nelson

NELSON — LaVelle Joy (Cookson), 87; born Dec. 5, 1927, Eureka, Calif.; died June 21, 2015, Vancouver, Wash. Surviving: sons and daughters-in-law, Warren  and Carolyn Nelson, Vancouver; Doug and Joan Nelson, Ukiah, Calif.; daughters and sons-in-law, Carole Nelson and John Strack, Vancouver; Connie and Duane Craw, Aloha, Ore.; 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.