Mr. Nolan O. Nelson, 90, formerly of rural Morris, Ill., passed away peacefully in his home with his loving family by his side early Friday morning, Nov. 9, 2012.

Born May 27, 1922, in Morris, the son of Sidney and Arlotte Brewe Nelson, he received his education in the Morris schools and graduated from Morris High School with the Class of 1940. He was past president and member of the Morris Chapter FFA and was elected to the State Farmer Degree and presented with a gold key, the badge of the organization at a state FFA meeting at the University of Illinois on June 17, 1941.