Donna Ellen Wilson-Nelson

KIMBERLY - Donna Ellen Wilson Nelson of Kimberly, Idaho, died at her home Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, of complications of diabetes and MS. She was born Dec. 29, 1943, in Ketchum, Idaho, to James Morse Wilson and Irene Early Wilson. She attended Ketchum and Hailey schools. She worked as a secretary until she married Ron Nelson. They were later divorced. She lived in Twin Falls, Boise, Nampa and Kimberly. She was a skilled homemaker, focusing her energy and talents on family life. She loved to boat, hunt and fish. She loved beauty and acquired a collection of Indian art work. A lifetime focus was on living things. She loved children and was an important part of her grandchildren's lives. She had an amazing green thumb and grew very large decorative plants for public spaces. When she lived in Nampa, she raised heritage breed turkeys. Cockatiels were her companions in her last bedridden years. Throughout her long illness, she remained sweet-natured and positive, growing close to her caregivers. She will be missed. She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, James Wilson and Lloyd Wilson. She is survived by her four sons, Douglas Wilson of Boise, and Rob Nelson, Mike Nelson and Brian Nelson, all of Twin Falls. She is also survived by sisters, Patricia Goodman of Junction City, Ore., and Andrea (Tom) Blacker of Vermont; and brothers, Douglas D. (Naty) Wilson of Wendell, Charles H. (Marian) Wilson of Jerome, and Alex (Kayo) Frazier of Deer Lodge, Mont. She is also survived by a number of grandchildren and a growing number of great-grandchildren. She is also survived by nieces, including a special niece, Kim Bell; and nephews and other relatives. Her cremains will be buried with her parents in the Ketchum cemetery. A memorial service will be held at a date to be determined in the spring. Cremation services will beprovided by Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home in Twin Falls.