Jamie L. Nelson

	Jamie L. Nelson, 45, of Mt. Vernon, formerly of Destin, Florida, passed away at 3:05 a.m. Tuesday, March 2. 2004 at Crossroads Community Hospital in Mt. Vernon.
	Mrs. Nelson was born January 13, 1959 in Carbondale, the daughter of James Peterson and Josephine (Pendland) Peterson, who both survive.  She married James Nelson on May 24, 1980 in Carbondale.
	Mrs. Nelson worked for the Register News in Mt. Vernon for 14 years.  She worked at San Destin Golf and Resort in Destin, Fla. for four years until her health failed.
	Surviving are her husband, James Nelson of Mt. Vernon; one brother, James Peterson II of Chesterfield, Mo.; three sisters, Debbie Vancil of Du Quoin, Samantha Schneider of Charlotte, N.C. and Tara Peterson of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; mother- and father-in-law, JoAnn and Donald Nelson of Mt. Vernon and several nieces and nephews.
	She was preceded in death by her grandparents.
	Graveside services were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Old Shiloh Cemetery in rural Jefferson County.  Burial followed.  Those attending the services were asked to go directly to the cemetery on Friday morning.
	Friends called Thursday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.
