NELSON — Elmer Thomas, 84; born Nov. 5, 1934, Allahabad, India; died Nov. 27, 2018, Walla Walla, Wash. Surviving: wife, Beverly (Trussell) Thompson Nelson; sons, Thom Nelson, Bishop, Calif.; Keith Nelson, Tampa, Fla.; stepson, Karl Thompson, Walla Walla; daughter, Susan Priddy, College Place, Wash.; stepdaughters, Lorelie Montgomery, Walla Walla; Shorna Haubry, Touchet, Wash.; sister, Florence Stuyvesant, Berrien Springs, Mich.; 6 grandchildren, 7 step-grandchildren and a great-grandchild.