| Hughes, Arkansas School Faculty Memorial |
| Ruth T. (Taylor) Nelson February 20, 1912-January 1, 1995 Home Ec, Science, Dietician, Cafeteria Supervisor Tenure: 1938 - 1976 |
| Mrs. Nelson was born in Woodruff County, Arkansas, daughter of James Robinson Taylor and Emma (Dallas) Taylor. She received the Batchelor of Science in Education Degree from Arkansas State Teachers College in Conway and accepted a position as home economics instructor for the Hughes School. She married school superintendent Roy M. Nelson on August 9, 1939, and with the exception of two or three years, she served on the HHS faculty until retirement. In addition to teaching home economics, Mrs. Nelson also taught science and served as the cafeteria supervisor and dietician. She earned the Master of Science in Education Degree from State College of Arkansas (now the University of Central Arkansas, Conway). Mrs. Nelson retired in 1976, and she passed January 1, 1995, with interment in Crittenden Memorial Park Cemetery, Marion. |
