William "Bill" Nelson's obituary , Passed away on December 17, 2025 in Maynardville, Tennessee

William "Bill" Nelson

November 16, 1940 - December 17, 2025 (85 years old)

Maynardville, Tennessee

William "Bill" Nelson's obituary , Passed away on December 17, 2025 in Maynardville, Tennessee

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Inc.

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William "Bill" Nelson

November 16, 1940 - December 17, 2025 (85 years old)

Maynardville, Tennessee

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William Nelson Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved William Nelson (Maynardville, Tennessee), who passed away at the age of 85, on December 17, 2025. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of William Nelson to show support.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Clarence Nelson and Catherine Nelson (Coyne); and his son Steve Nelson (Michele Bednarke). He is survived by: his wife Erika (Eiler); his grandchildren, Steven and Lauren Nelson; his daughters, Jennifer "Jenny" Stevens (John) and Elizabeth "Betsy" Nelson; his sister-in-law Laura Novak; his friend Mary Ellen Moroney; Erica.

Jenny and John welcomed him into their home in Illinois after he defied the odds after he had covid in 2020.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Inc.



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220 TN-61, Maynardville, TN 37807

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