Barbara E. Nelson Unionville / Merrillville, IN Barbara E. Nelson, 81, of Unionville, IN passed away at the Beverly Health Care Center in Bloomington on August 31, 2004. She was born on Nov. 1, 1922 in Piqua, Ohio, the daughter of Lawrence and Margaret V. (Fritsch) Davis. Barbara, along with her husband Robert and her mother, had operated the family business, Davis Floral Gardens in Merrillville, Indiana, for over 20 years. She was the former Managing Editor and Display Advertising Manager of the Herald Newspapers in Lake Co. Indiana. She was also the co-owner of Color Art Photo Studio in Glen Park, Indiana. She was a member of the Junior Women's Club, the Toast Masters and was Chairperson of the March of Dimes, all in Merrillville, Indiana. Upon retirement to Lake Lemon in Unionville in 1983, she and her husband started a new "career" crafting whimsical characters from nuts and other bits of nature, which became known as "Nelson's Nut House Creations". She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Margaret and Michael Mynhier of Marietta, Georgia, Robin and David Hershberger of Unionville, a son and daughter-in-law, David and Ellen Nelson of Evergreen, Colorado, a brother, Marion Davis of Flint, Michigan, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was pereceded in death by her parents, her husband, Robert Nelson (2003) and a brother, Harry M. Davis. A memorial service will be held at Faith Lutheran Church in Bloomington at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 9, 2004 followed by graveside services and interment at the Calumet Park Cemetery in Merrillville, Indiana at 2:30 P.M. Allen Funeral Home, Bloomington, IN, in charge of arrangements. 812-336-4270