Karen Alberta Nelson

April 14, 1943 - April 7, 2022

Karen Albert Nelson 14 April 1943 – 7 April 2022 Karen Albert Nelson has lived in WA, Berkeley CA, Ft Huachuca AZ, San Diego, NH and in Tullahoma since 2006. She graduated from UC Irvine and then with a masters from California State College San Diego. When living there she taught college literature and composition classes. In 1977 she started traveling whenever she could and has been to over 14 countries during more than 21 trips. Also, multiple times to Hawaii, Canada, Mexico City and San Miguel de Allende, MX. She was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2009 and dealt with it quite successfully until when it took a final toll on her on Thursday (April 7) with Bob, her husband of 58 years, son Steve and daughter Amy at her side. Karen has three children, Ted (Jenny) (Newburyport MA), Amy Bratty (San Diego) and Steve (Tullahoma), grandchildren Kate Nelson NYC, Carl Nelson NYC, Joey and Danny Nelson (MA) and Brian Bratty (San Diego). She is a member of FBC Manchester and earlier at First Christian Church in Tullahoma. She was a Bible Study Fellowship and a Community Bible Study group leader. She had a great interest in poetry, was a charter member of the Not Yet Dead Poets Society, wrote three books of poetry and over 1000 poems. She also liked to paint abstract painting A Celebration of Life is planned at FBC, Manchester on 18 April at 2:00 PM. Her ashes will later be spread over the California Painted Desert in Anza Borrego Desert State Park as the final step on her earthly journey in May.