Are You My Mother by Dr. Seuss
Olivia Gilleland
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Keeping promises
Your girls are so happy for spring! Always missing you. We really enjoy our talks about you. Love you most.
In loving memory
Lyda Nelson
February 14, 1934 – October 20, 2019
Lived 85 years
Polk Grove Cemetery · Vandalia, Ohio
″ ‘Yes I know who you are,’ said the baby bird. “You are not a kitten. You are not a hen. You are not a dog. You are not a cow. You are not a boat, or a plane, or a Snort! You are a bird, and you are my mother.”
Life story
Lyda was born to Jeff and Beatrice Hunter on February 14, 1934 in Algood, Tennessee. She graduated as the valedictorian of her high school class at Algood High School. She married Fred Nelson. They moved to Ohio where they raised their three sons Phil, Tim, and Jeff. Lyda and Fred were happily married for 45 years until Fred passed away in 1998. Lyda continued their legacy of dedication to family by embedding herself in the hearts of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her home was a warm, safe and comforting haven filled every Sunday night with the laughter of children playing, the aromas of southern cooking, and the gathering of multi-generations of family and neighbors. She loved cooking for her family. Everyone knew if you walked into her house she was going to feed you. She had many staples like her cornflake crusted chicken, oven hamburgers, and jambalaya but her heart was in the deserts.
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1934
Born February 14
1939
Lyda was 5 when World War II began in Europe
1944
Lyda was 10 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1951
Lyda was 17 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1969
Lyda was 35 when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon
1974
Lyda was 40 when Richard Nixon resigned the presidency
1981
Lyda was 47 when MTV began broadcasting
1994
Lyda was 60 when "Friends" premiered
2001
Lyda was 67 when Apple introduced the iPod
2015
Lyda was 81 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2019
Passed away October 20, age 85
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