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Obituary
Mr. Nelson
Carson Nidiffer, 83, of
Huntington,
WV, died Monday, January 28, 2008 in St.
Mary’s
Medical
Center. Nelson was born
July 13, 1924 son of the late William Shaftner and Virgie Belle Shupe
Nidiffer in
Rhoda,
VA. At 15, Nelson joined the
Civilian Conservation Corps and a year later he joined the National Youth
Corp. At 19, he joined the U.S. Maritime Service as a Merchant Seaman, to
serve his country in World War II. During his service he crossed the English
Channel 26 times, made 13 trips to the beachheads, 6 trips to
Le Harve,
France and 7 trips up the
Seine
River. His duty also
included tours to Africa,
Italy,
Hawaii and
Panama. After leaving
the Merchant Marines, Nelson learned to be a typesetter, a trade that would
soon become his profession. In 1956, Nelson opened Speedy Offset Service
which later became known as Printers Products. He couldn’t think of
retirement and worked as a Graphics Sales Representative for Xpedx, an
International Paper Company, until his death. Nelson loved airplanes and
aviation. He earned a private pilot certificate and enjoyed flying
recreationally for many years. Nelson was a fearless free spirit who lived
his life to the fullest. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Donna
Kimberly Nidiffer; daughter, Jill Carson Nidiffer of Atlanta, GA and son
Jeffrey Nelson Nidiffer of Myrtle Beach, SC; and, four sisters, Margie Ulla
and Inez Dotterweich of Baltimore, MD and Lena Hall and Rosalie Shumate of
Bolt, WV. Nelson Carson Nidiffer will be remembered and missed by his family
and many, many friends. Visitation and Memorial Services will be conducted
Saturday, February 2nd at Beard Mortuary in
Huntington. Visitation will
begin at 11:00am and the Memorial Service will begin at 1:00pm.
Memorial
donations
may be made to the Boys and Girls Club of Huntington and the Coalition for
the Homeless.
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