Leah Carolyn Boldrey Nelson

Let Us Pause to Honor the Memory of Mrs. Leah Richmond Boldrey Nelson Mrs. Leah Carolyn Richmond Boldrey Nelson, age 82, of Lexington, Indiana entered this life on September 13, 1931 in Jefferson County, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late, Orville Jackson and Mary Helen Borcherding Richmond. She was raised in the Hanover community and was a 1949 graduate of Hanover High School. Leah was first married to John Boldrey and they were blessed with four children. She was later married to Charles L. Nelson who passed away in 1996 after 26 years of marriage together. Leah was a member of the Hanover United Methodist Church in Hanover, Indiana. She enjoyed working jigsaw puzzles, needlework, working in her yard, traveling and spending time with her family. Leah had worked during high school for Maude Summer's Ice Cream Shoppe in Hanover. After high school she worked at RCA in Indianapolis in production. She then went to work for the Charlestown Ammunition Plant helping to make ammunition. When Conn Organ Company opened in Madison she went to work as print circuit installer and then as a line inspector. She really enjoyed working at Conn Organ and helped to name the monthly newspaper and she retired when the company closed in Madison. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Leah was a fan of Elvis Presley and she loved listening to his music. Leah passed from this life on Friday, January 24, 2014 at 3:46 a.m. at the Thornton Terrace Health Campus in Hanover, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Leah will be missed by her loving daughters: Patty Boldrey Jackson and her fiancee, Kenny McCoy of Milton, Kentucky, Linda Boldrey Gray and her husband, Dennis of Kent, Indiana, Donna Boldrey Perry and her husband, Mike of Madison, Indiana; her loving son: John Boldrey and his wife, Tess of Columbus, Indiana; her seven grandchildren: Chris Petty (Joanie), Keith Petty (Ashley), Brent Gray, Brice Gray, Ryan Gray, Sarah & Matt Boldrey; her five great grandchildren: Matt Petty, Michael Petty, Alexis Petty, Joshua Petty, & Chloe Boehnlein; her sister: Beverly Richmond Robbins and her husband, Graham of Hanover, Indiana; several nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, Orville and Helen Borcherding Richmond; her husband, Charles L. Nelson died, 1996; her brothers, Rodney William Richmond died, Jan. 17, 2011; Jackson "Jack" Richmond died, December 26, 2012; and her sister, Joanne Sullivan died, March 26, 2011. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. officiated by the Rev. Bob Cannon and the Rev. J.D. Traylor at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Entombment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens Mausoleum near Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until time of the service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Our Hospice or the Jefferson County 4-H Fairboard. Cards are available at the funeral home.

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