Bertha Nelson Program

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the L ORD , she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gate. Proverbs 31:30-31

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Bertha Lee Ellison was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on December 12, 1945, to parents Preston and Naola Ellison (Hogan). Bertha grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma and received her formal training from the Muskogee Oklahoma Public School System graduating from Manual Training High School in 1963. During her time in high school, she met and later married the love of her life, Clarence Nelson (affectionately called “Nelson”) on January 15,1966. They moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma to begin a long lasting romance. Born to their union of forty - nine years were Rovyn Michelle Nelson (King), Clarence Nelson II and Shana Tamia Nelson (Taylor). Bertha Nelson was a devoted wife and mother who accepted Christ at an early age. She served alongside Clarence ministering to all who would listen and was a shining example of a missionary and educator. Bertha was a hardworking and dedicated servant who began her career as a surgical technician at Hillcrest Hospital and later Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She later relocated to Texas and continued to serve while working within the Baylor Scott and White Hospital network (Garland, Texas and Grapevine, Texas). Her passion for helping and training others spanned over fifty years until her death. Remaining to celebrate her life are children, Rovyn Michelle (Angelo) King, Clarence Nelson II, Shana (Greg) Taylor, grandchildren Lafayette (Ashley), Bryant Jr., Darius, Marica, and Gregory III; great grandchildren Brycen, Anyssa, Kameron and Karter; her sibling, Wilma Jean Winston of Lawton, Oklahoma; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends. The countless memories of laughter and love, the daily text reminders of God’s goodness as well as words of wisdom, will be forever embedded in the hearts of those who knew her.

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Clergy & Family

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T HE S CRIPTURE R EADINGS : Old Testament

Pastor Harold White Rev. Terry Ransom

New Testament

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Rev. Michael Guillemet

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Bible Way Community Choir

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Bro. Winston Wingham

Bible Way Community Choir

Eulogy

Dr. Timothy Wilbert, Sr. Pastor, Bible Way Community Baptist Church

Recessional

Funeral Cortege

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Trust in the L ORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths .

I have worked in the fertile earth And planted a garden, So I know what faith is, I have listened to the birds caroling In the morning and dusk,

So I know what music is I have Seen the morning without clouds After showers, so I know what beauty is. I have sat before a wood fire with old friends, So I know what companionship is, I have walked the path of quietness along the Forest floor, so I know what peace is, I have dwelt in the valley of remembrance on the

Hill of home, so I know what love is, I have seen the miracle of Spring,

The fruitation of summer, and the beauty of Autumn, followed by the repose of Winter, So I know what life is. And because I have perceived all of these things, I know who God is.

Love to all my family,

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