C. Lloyd Nelson

Moline, Illinois Services for Lloyd "Nails" Nelson, 74, of Moline, are 5 p.m. Wednesday at Trimble Funeral Home, Moline. The Reverend John Jacobi, Elim Covenant Church, Moline, will officiate. Graveside services are 10 a.m. Thursday at National Cemetery on the Rock Island Arsenal, where Moline American Legion Post #246 will present military honors. Visitation will follow the service from 5:50 until 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. Mr. Nelson died Saturday, April 21, 2001, in his home. Carl Lloyd Nelson was born April 17, 1927, in Moline, the son of Carl G. and Ethel (Wardlow) Nelson. He married Charlotte Douglas on November 17, 1949, in Rock Island. He served in the U. S. Navy during WW II, and was a member of Moline American Legion and a life member of Disabled American Veterans. He was a lineman for the former Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company for 40 years, retiring in 1991. He served as Business Manager of IBEW Local #109 for eight years. Since 1967, Lloyd has been active in many local theater groups, appearing in more than 40 area productions. Many will remember him for performances at the Playcrafters Barn and the Quad Cities Music Guild. Some will remember him as Gentleman Jim, a costumed host and greeter on the Casino Rock island. Lloyd is survived by his wife, Charlotte; a son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Barbara Nelson of Silverthorne, Colorado; a daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Greg Wierenga of Moline; three granddaughters, Sarah Mahieu, Nicole Wierenga, and Melissa Wierenga; and a sister and brother-in-law, Kay and Gary Schnoebelen of Moline. He was preceded in death by a son, Thomas, and a sister, Jackie Horton. END OF OBITUARY