Gladwin D. "Bud" Nelson died January 31, 2005 at North Las Vegas where he and his wife were residing to be near family. Before moving to North Las Vegas last year, Bud had lived at Merrill, OR for many years. For a number of those years, Jake had operates a service station there. Bud came to Canby in 1937 with his parents, Ed and Florence Nelson from Iowa, where Bud was born on February 7, 1921. He was 83 years old at time of death. He lived here until 1950, when he moved to Klamath Falls. An older brother, Orville Nelson, built and operated a garage here in what is now the Canby Fire Department truck shed. Bud was also one of the many volunteers who helped built the VFW hall in Canby in 1946 and that building is now the Canby Firehall. Bud always remembered his Canby friends and until last year, enjoyed attending the barbecues here. He is survived by his wife Darlene of North Las Vegas, sons and daughter-in-laws, Rodger and Diana Nelson of West Linn, OR; Howard and Susan Nelson, of Las Vegas, NV, daughter and son-in-law Denise and Robert Hammond of Las Vegas, NV, two granddaughters and many nieces and nephews. Canby News By Velma McCrary Special to the Record Modoc County Record - February 24, 2005 ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by Norton AntiVirus.