Susan E. (Snowden) Nelson, 70, of Mayetta, died Monday, November 6, 2017 at the Holton CommunityHospital.

She was born March 2, 1947 in Lincoln, Nebraska.  Her parents were Harry and Helen Boone Snowden.  They moved to Topeka when Susan was seven and she graduated from Highland Park High School in 1965.

She married Merlin Nelson on April 19, 1985 in Topeka.  He survives, of the home.

Susan had worked for the Royal Valley School District as a bus driver until her health forced her to retire.

She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Mayetta, the Altar Society at the church, and she sang in the church choir.

She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Courtney Harrop, one brother and two sisters.

Other survivors include a son, Harold Richey, Topeka; a daughter, Tammy Graves, and husband Anthony, Topeka; and five grandchildren, Daniel, Jordan, David, Marissa and Freya.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 10th at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.  Burial will follow in the Mayetta Cemetery.  Susan will lie in state Thursday at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hoyt.  A rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home, followed by visitation until 8:00.  Memorials are suggested to Heart of Jackson Humane Society, and may be sent in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 280, Hoyt, 66440. On-line condolences may be made at chapeloaksfuneralhome.com