Jeffrey Nelson

Jeffrey 'Bubba' Nelson, 58, of Lisbon, died at home on Friday, February 9, 2018. Family and friends will gather from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon. A Celebration of Life will be from 2-7 p.m. on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at the Atkins Legion Hall. Survivors include his wife, Deb of Lisbon; children, Zach O'Connor of St. Petersburg, Florida, Kyle O'Connor (Megan Moothart) of Lisbon, and Broc Nelson of Cedar Rapids; grandson, Mason O'Connor; brother, Gary Nelson of Springville; in-laws, Carl and Beryl O'Connor; sister-in-law, LuAnn Yarbrough of Lisbon; brothers-in-law, Mike (Julie) O'Connor of Morley, and Doug (Sally Dolan) O'Connor of Lisbon; uncle, Dean Hatfield of Cedar Rapids; and many nieces and nephews. Bub was born September 26, 1959, on a farm near Atkins to Gordon and Sandra (Hatfield) Nelson. He graduated from Benton Community High School in 1978. He worked for Fleck Sales from 1978-1989, the city of Atkins from 1990-2000, and was co-owner of Bubba & Pat's Bar & Grill in Atkins for six years. He was currently working with the City of Cedar Rapids Water Department. Bub was a volunteer member of the Atkins Fire Department for 20 years, helped coach little and pony league baseball in Atkins, and was a proud member of the 38 Fire Club of Atkins. He was preceded in death by his parents; maternal and paternal grandparents; brother, Jim Nelson; and son, Adam O'Connor. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.