Nelda Delaney Huffman Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral services for Nelda Delaney Huffman, age 80, of Rusk are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 28, 2014 in Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Keith Hassell officiating. Interment will be in Old Palestine Cemetery under the direction of Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home in Rusk. Mrs. Huffman passed away May 25, 2014 in a Jacksonville hospital. She was born November 19, 1933 in Nacogdoches County, TX to the late Albert and Zeffie Mullins Haney. Mrs. Huffman was a lifelong resident of Rusk, was a member of the New Faith Church in Sacul, TX and attended Grace Fellowship in Rusk. She retired from Rusk State Hospital in 1980 as a Recreation Supervisor after 19 years of service. Mrs. Huffman owned Nelda’s Country Fried Chicken in Rusk in the early 1980’s, enjoyed playing catcher for the Rusk State Hospital softball team, loved to dance, gardening, gospel music and cooking for everyone. She was preceded in death by a son, Charles Alton Hicks, daughter, Johnita Jacobs, parents, Albert and Zeffie Haney, husbands, Pat Bobbitt and James Delaney, sister, Bobbie Channel, two brothers, Doyle Haney and Orland Haney. Survivors include her husband, Fred Huffman of Rusk, a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Billy Warren of Longview, TX, son and daughter-in-law, Joshua and Sherry Bobbitt of Rusk, stepson, Kenneth Huffman and wife Patty of Pasadena, TX, stepson, William Huffman of Houston, TX, three granddaughters, Sarina Jacobs of Rusk, Julie Page of Alto, Skylet Bobbitt of Rusk, step grandson, Brandon Huffman of Pasadena, great grandson, Bryan Michael Little of Alto, great granddaughter, Daisy Little of Alto, special sons, R.C. Richardson, Michael Minter, special friends, Margaret Goff and Tommie Franks. Pallbearers will include Kenneth Huffman, William Huffman, Bryan Little, R.C. Richardson, Matthew Bobbitt, Shane Bobbitt and Bill Fountain. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at the funeral home.

Nelda Delaney Huffman

November 19, 1933 - May 25, 2014