Celebrating Her Spiritв?¦ Iris T. Nelson (Ridley) was born on February 5, 1957 in Dayton, Ohio to the union of Alice and Bradley Ridley. On November 26, 2014, Iris was escorted by Angels from this life to be with The Lord. Iris was raised by loving parents in Cincinnati, along with her three sisters and two brothers. She attended Rockdale Elementary School, Samuel Ach Middle School and graduated from Withrow High School. Education was always important to Iris, along with her strong belief in The Lord. She attended Macedonia Baptist Church with her siblings as a youngster. Following high school, Iris continued her education at Wilberforce University, where she obtained her BA in Communications and later earned a Master's Degree in business administration. Iris became a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority graduate chapter. While continuing her pursuit of higher education, she landed in West Virginia, where she met and fell in love with Earl Michael Nelson Sr. Their union was blessed with three sons, Earl Michael Jr., Bradley Maurice and Brian Edward Nelson. Earl preceded Iris in death in 2002. Iris worked several jobs before landing a position in the real estate department of US Bank, where she remained until her death. Iris, a hard-working mother of three boys, loved life and loved staying busy. She sold Avon, enjoyed shopping and going out to eat with family and friends. Iris was also a collector of ceramic angels and shoesв?¦a closet full of them. She hosted cookouts for her children, nieces and nephews when they were youngsters, decorating her house and cooking up a storm of great food! After her sons grew up, she showered that same love and attention on her grandchildren. Like most doting grandmothers, she had a full collection of her grandchildren's photos on her phone and her face-book page. She was devoted to her three sons, sisters and brothers and her entire family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl; parents, Alice and Bradley Ridley and brothers, Bradley Jr. and Howard Ridley. She will always be remembered by her sons, Earl, Bradley and Brian; sisters, Bette Ann, Kim Ridley, Karen (Kelvin) Davis and brother, Curtis Ridley; grandchildren, Earl III, Brian Jacques Nelson, Brandon Keegan Nelson, Michael Maurice Nelson, Brian Edward Nelson and Bre'Asia Nelson. She will also be dearly missed by her aunt, uncle, nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends. Visitation

DEC 6. 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM (ET)

Rockdale Baptist Church

539 Forest Avenue

Cincinnati, OH 45229

Service

DEC 6. 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (ET)

Rockdale Baptist Church

539 Forest Avenue

Cincinnati, OH 45229