Braden Blake Nelson

Rawlins native and former resident Braden Blake Nelson passed on unexpectedly Monday, Feb. 8th, 2016 at his residence in Saratoga from a heart attack. He was 58.

A visitation was Wednesday, Feb. 17 at the Carbon County Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. in Rawlins. Funeral services were held Thursday, Feb. 18 at the First United Methodist Church at 11 a.m., also in Rawlins. A brief graveside service and interment followed in the Saratoga Cemetery at 1 p.m.

Braden was born June 6, 1957 in Rawlins to Ramona M. (Handley) and Arthur C. Nelson. He was the fifth child out of 6 children, all born in a 10 yea...