May 05, 1927 - August 04, 2008
Mrs. Bess Parks Bridgewater Nelson, age 81, passed away in Humboldt Nursing Home, Humboldt, Tennessee, Monday, August 4, 2008. She was preceded in death by her first husband: Mr. George Smith Bridgewater; her parents: Mr. Edgar Parks and Mrs. Lyde Lewis Parks; and a brother: Mr. Edgar Lewis Parks. Mrs. Nelson was a member of Brownsville Baptist Church. Graveside funeral services will be conducted in Brownsville Memorial Gardens at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, August 6, 2008 with Dr. H. K. Sorrell officiating. Interment will follow in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Nelson is survived by her husband: Harold E. Nelson, Koko Community, Haywood County, TN; one son: Bert Bridgewater and his wife, Virginia, Jackson, TN; one daughter: Melba Homra, Jackson, TN; four grandchildren: Lindsey Siroky, Marshall Homra, Audrey Bridgewater, and Clay Parks Bridgewater; and one great-grandchild: George William Siroky.