Mrs. Shirl Townley Nelson

September 30, 1938 - December 26, 2017

Funeral services for Mrs. Shirl Townley Nelson, 79, of Henderson, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 29, 2017, in the chapel at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home, with Rev. David Luckert officiating. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home of Henderson. The family will receive friends from 9:00 a.m. until service time on Friday at the funeral home. Mrs. Nelson passed away December 26, 2017, at her residence. She was born Sept. 30, 1938 in Rusk County to the late George H. and Louise B. Brady, and lived all of her life here. She was a housewife, and a member of First United Methodist Church of Henderson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Ray Townley. Survivors include: husband, Gene Nelson; son, Joey Townley and wife Aleesa; daughter, Christy Staneart and husband Kenneth; brothers, George Mervin Brady and Jim Brady and his wife Kathy, all of these of Henderson; six grandchildren, Jennifer Carmichael, Aleigh Townley, Max Townley, Jake Staneart, Trent Staneart, and Addison Staneart. Pallbearers are Max Townley, Trent Staneart, Jake Staneart, Trent Terry, Tyler Terry, Rusty Brady, and Chris Brady. Condolences may be made online at www.crawfordacrim.com.