Tonda Lynn (McCarty) Nelson, 27, of Southside, died on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Apple Grove, WV. She was born August 9, 1983 in Point Pleasant, a daughter of John Lester McCarty and Connie Lynn (Bush) McCarty of Southside. Tonda was a homemaker, attended Rodney Pike Church of God, and was a Point Pleasant High School graduate with the Class of 2001. She was preceded in death by a brother, John Adam McCarty; maternal grandparents, Harold Jr. and Vonceil Bush; and paternal grandparents, Clarence "Blackie" and Geneva McCarty. In addition to her parents, John and Connie; she is survived by her life partner and father of her children, Keith Aaron Nelson; three children, Chase Aaron Adam Nelson, Chance Dakota Keith Nelson, and Chandler Kenneth John Nelson, all of Southside; one brother, Eric "Scottie" (Shannon) Warden of Eleanor, WV; nieces and nephews, Taylor Elizabeth Warden of Mason, WV, Aden John Scott Warden of Eleanor, and Nevaeh Shane Warden of Eleanor; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, August 1, 2011 at the Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant with Pastor Ron Bynum officiating. Burial will follow in the McCarty Family Cemetery at Apple Grove. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at www.wilcoxenfuneralhome.com.