Jo Nelle Sain, of Memphis, TN, passed away at St. Francis Hospital on December 27, 2012 after suffering a heart attack on Christmas Day. She was born on November 28, 1923 in Bolivar, TN to Joe Nelson and Daisy Keller Shearon. Nell married Arnold J. Sain of Middleton, TN in July 1942. She loved life, her family and her home. Nell was always a hard worker and liked to remind her family of that fact. She was a member of Highland Heights Baptist Church for the last 56 years. Nell is survived by her son, A.J. (Melana) Sain; two sisters, Gladys Porter and Laura (Wilbur) Baker, both of Bolivar, TN; four grandchildren, Jeremy, Carly, Brooke, Shea; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold J. Sain; her daughter, Wanda Jo Oaks; her parents, Joseph Nelson and Daisy Shearon; and her brother, Herman "Bud" Shearon. Visitation will be 12 noon until services begin at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 31 at Forest Hill East Funeral Home with burial following.

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