Donald R. Nelson, age 83, of Clinton, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 Am on Friday, May 16, 2025 at the Victory Church in Clinton, Missouri. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 AM prior to the service. Inurnment will follow in the Englewood Cemetery in Clinton, Missouri. Memorial contributions can be made to the Donald Nelson Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the funeral home.

Donald Robert Nelson was born in St. Louis, Missouri on December 13, 1941 to John Day Nelson and Eunice Mary (Mueller) Nelson.

He was an active member of Victory Church in Clinton, Missouri.

Survivors include his son John Nelson of the home; daughters, Kristin Allen, Chillicothe, Missouri and Linda Freund, Rockford, Illinois; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and many other family and friends.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri.