Madden Lee ¨Buddy Nelson Graveside services for Madden L. ¨Buddy Nelson, 82, of Ruston, LA will be 3:00 P.M. Sunday, August 19, 2007 at Pines Memorial Gardens with Rev. M. F. Copeland officiating the service under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston, LA. Mr. Nelson was born in Dodson, LA on November 3, 1924 and passed away in Ruston on August 18, 2007 following a brief illness. He was a member of the Vienna Baptist Church; the VFW; and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. Buddy was a veteran of World War II. He served in the Army Air Corps 416th Night Fighter Squadron. He was on active duty for three years in the European theatre overseas with no furlow home. Buddy was also responsible for the air corps planes in the Normandy invasion air attack. He is preceded in death by his parents, Elliott and Iva Nelson and brother, Roy Nelson, Sr. He is survived by his wife of fifty-four years, Myra Nelson of Ruston; sister, Norma Atkins and husband Harold of Ruston; sister-in-law, Rhoda Nelson of Simsboro; special nephew, Roy Nelson, Jr. and wife Leska and grand nephew Jake all of Dubach; niece, Carla Colvin and husband John Ed of Ruston and grand niece Beth Colvin of San Antonio, TX; nephew, Charles Nelson of Iraq and grand niece Kristy of Ruston; brother-in-law, John Peddy; and numerous sisters-in-law, nieces, and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude≠s Research, P. O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101. Pallbearers will be Bill Hays, Paul Peters, John Ed Colvin, Jr., Pete Theodos, Craig Dickerson, and John Grau. Visitation will be prior to the graveside service from 12:00 noon until 2:30 PM Sunday, August 19, 2007 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.