Nyah Nelson

A rosary will be recited for baby Nyah Lehana Nelson of Roswell on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at 7:00 pm at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church. A funeral mass will be celebrated Monday, December 20, 2010 at 10:00 am at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church with Father Juan Antonio Gutierrez O.F.M. officiating. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery. Nyah passed away December 15, 2010 in Albuquerque. Visitation will be held at Anderson Bethany Funeral Home on Friday from 1:00-5:00, Saturday from 8:00-5:00, and Sunday from 1:00 until Rosary time. Nyah was born on March 26, 2010 to Michael Edward Nelson and Desaray Nicole Barraza in Roswell, NM. She had a smile that would brighten and light up any room. Her presence will be greatly missed by all those who love her. Those left behind to cherish her memory are her parents Michael Nelson and Desaray Barraza; her paternal grandparents Yvette Whiteside and companion Stacie Freman, and Michael Whiteside; maternal grandparents Ariel and Lisa Vargas and Jesse Barraza; her aunt Adreana Barraza and Uncle Jesse Ray Barraza; Uncles Nicholas, Bishop, and Kenneth Whiteside, and Sheridan Jobe, and Jhonnie Freman; maternal great grandparents Raymond and Stella Diaz, Jesus and Josefina Vargas, and Maria Jaramillo; paternal great grandmother Elizabeth Nelson; great grandparents Kenneth and Vera Brown; and great aunts and uncles: Anthony Sanchez, Lorena Chavez, Missy Diaz, Billy and Robin Harcrow, Ruben and Angela Diaz, Robert and Jesse Smiley, Sonia Acosta, Paulette and Jeremy Boyce, Conrad Jr. Acosta, Adrian Acosta, Brandi Lemke, Joe and Joann Jaramillo, Javi and Felicia Jaramillo, Frank Jaramillo, Alfred Jaramillo, George Jaramillo, Mary Jaramillo, Sylvia Jaramillo, Jerry and Lisa Sustida, Efren and Arasele Vargas, Kenneth and Poo Brown, and Amy Brown. She was preceded in death by her great grandparents Billy Edward Nelson, and Emilio and Pauline Acosta; her great uncle Johnnie Acosta; and her great grandparent Zeferino Jaramillo. Pallbearers are Jesse Ray Barraza, Bishop Whiteside, Kenneth Whiteside, Jhonnie Freman, Sheridan Joe, Jesse Smiley, and Robert Smiley. Honorary pallbearers are Michael nelson, Ariel Vargas, Lorenzo Martinez, and Nicholas Whiteside. The family would like to apologize for any family members names that have been mistakenly left out of the obituary. Please share your thoughts and memories with the family in the online register book at andersonbethany.com.

Nyah Nelson

March 26, 2010 - December 15, 2010