There will be no services for 64 year old Nelda Jean DeLeon Smith of Cerulean.
King’s Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
SURVIVORS INCLUDE: HUSBAND OF 41 YEARS: Richard Smith, Cerulean, KY;
SON: Richard Smith, Jr. (Reyna), Bowling Green, KY;
DAUGHTER: Deirdre Wheelus (Robert), Cerulean, KY;
BROTHER: Jimmy DeLeon (Elizabeth), D’Hanis, TX;
SISTERS: Martha Schapeler, D’Hanis, TX;
Katherine Green, D’Hanis, TX;
Laurie Dominguez, Spring Branch, TX;
Jeanette Asse, Castroville, TX;
GRANDCHILDREN: Trent Wheelus and Balin Wheelus.
Nelda Jean Deleon Smith was born in Hondo, TX on May 15, 1960 to Esteban G. DeLeon and Uvaldina Lopez DeLeon. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one brother, Steve DeLeon.
She passed away Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Nelda Jean Deleon Smith was a homemaker, a member of the Sinking Fork Baptist Church where she was a part of the Migrant Ministry Program. She loved being a wife, mom and nana.
KING’S FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS.
