Jimmy R. Nelson Jr.

Jimmy Ray Nelson, Jr., was born in on June 30 in 1982 in Kennett, Missouri, to Dollie and Jimmy (Payne) Nelson.

He enjoyed fishing, landscaping, painting, singing, dancing, and spending time with his family and friends. Jimmy was loved by many people.

He leaves to cherish his memory: his wife, Marissa Lilly; his children, Khalil Lilly, Jalecia Nelson, Jalil Nelson, Daveon Nelson, and Deiyon Nelson, all of Carbondale, Illinois; his mother, Dollie Payne of Carbondale, Illinois; his father, Jimmy Nelson of Leavenworth, Kansas; his sisters, Teresa (Darcy) Ross, Edith (Karl) Neal, Alberta Nelson, Sheltel Nelson, all of Carbondale, Illinois, Catrina Wilson, Charlotte (Lamont) Taylor, and Joyce (Jason) Mckenzie, all of Kansas; his brothers, Eddie Payne, Richard Nelson, both of Carbondale, Illinois, Timmy (Autumn) Wilson, Jermaine (Jessica) Wilson, Jimmy Nelson III, James Nelson, and Joel Nelson, all of Leavenworth, Kansas; and a host of other family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Nephews, and Cousins.