Nelson passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2007 in Austin,TX. He was born May 12, 1925 in Pflugerville, Texas, the only son of Edwin and Alvena Bredthauer. He grew up in Austin, attending Austin public schools and graduating from Stephen F. Austin High in 1942. He was a member of the Austin High Maroon Band and attended the University of Texas. Nelson entered the Army Air Corps as a cadet in 1943 and graduated from Bombardier School in 1945 as a 2nd Lieutenant. He went to work for Louis Shanks Furniture Co. in 1947 and retired in 1985. He married Lucy Jo Mills in 1951, who preceded him in death in 1999. He is survived by his son Charles Mills Bredthauer; two granddaughters, Ashlie Ann and Amanda Lynn Bredthauer; and a nephew, Kyle English of Phoenix, Arizona. Nelson was an active member and former president of the Senior Golf Association of Austin. He was a long time member of First United Methodist Church and Wedding Ring Sunday School class. Services will be held Saturday, February 10, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Weed Corley Fish Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Austin Memorial Park. Serving as pallbearers will be Jack Carson, Clark Rector, Ivan Marks, Curtis Higgs, Gary Stahl, Pat Peyton, Keith Pool and Ron Wile. Honorary pallbearers are: Cora Lee Hughes, Cornelia Teasdale, Nelda Price, Ruth and Mary Randolph, Betty McCormick, Martin Holeman, Mary Jo Carson, Howard Payton, Bill Thurman, all members of the Wedding Ring Sunday School class, and James and Katie Butcher of Little Rock, Arkansas. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church Endowment Fund, P.O. Box 1666, Austin, TX 78767.