Beloved Gospel Family The Nelons Involved in Fatal Plane Crash; Memorial Service Announced

July 26, 2024 – Nashville, TN
One of America’s most cherished Gospel music families, The Nelons, were involved in a tragic plane crash on Friday afternoon. The family was en route to join the Gaither Homecoming Cruise to Alaska when the accident occurred. The crash claimed the lives of Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, their daughter Amber and son-in-law Nathan Kistler, their assistant Melodi Hodges, and the pilot Larry Haynie and his wife Melissa. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is currently investigating the accident.

Autumn Nelon Streetman, Jason and Kelly’s youngest daughter, and her husband, Jamie Streetman, were not on the plane and arrived safely in Seattle. They were notified of the accident and brought to the hotel where fellow artists, including Bill and Gloria Gaither, gathered to support them. The community joined together to pray, sing, and offer their heartfelt condolences, pledging unwavering support during this difficult time.

Autumn and Jamie will return home to be with Kelly’s brother, Todd Nelon, and his wife, Rhonda, as they begin to navigate the challenging days ahead. The Nelon family, along with the Kistler, Haynie, and Hodges families, are in need of your thoughts and prayers.

MEMORIAL SERVICE ANNOUNCED:
A celebration of life has been announced for Jason & Kelly Nelon Clark and Nathan & Amber Nelon Kistler.  The service will take place on August 6, 2024 at 1pm.  Visitation with the family will be prior to the service from 10am-12pm.

The service will  be help at:
Roopville Road Baptist Church
835 US HWY 27
Roopville, GA 30170

Almon Funeral Home & Chapel will be in charge of arrangements.

FUNDRAISER FOR AUTUMN NELON STREETMAN:
Kelly Nelon Clark’s brother, Todd Nelon, has provided an online fundraiser for anyone who would like to give to assist with the sudden financial burden that faces Autumn Nelon Streetman following Friday’s fatal place crash. DONATE HERE

A Statement from Autumn Nelon Streetman 7/26/24:

“As many of you have heard by now, my father and mother, Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, along with my sister, Amber, and brother-in-law, Nathan, as well as our dear friends Melodi Hodges, Larry, and Melissa Haynie, were involved in a tragic plane crash on Friday. Thank you for the prayers that have been extended already to me, my husband, Jamie, and our soon-to-be-born baby boy, as well as Jason’s parents, Dan and Linda Clark. We appreciate your continued prayers, love, and support as we navigate the coming days.”

UPDATE FROM AUTUMN NELON STREETMAN 7/27/24:

I don’t have the words to comprehend how I feel right now & I’m not sure when I will, if ever but I do want to take the time to say thank you all for the outpouring love you have sent my family. Thank you to my Gaither family who embraced us last evening when we got to Seattle. I’m not sure what lies ahead, I don’t know how to even sing without my family standing by my side but If there’s one thing that I am sure of, is that God is still good, even in moments where I feel absolutely weak and not sure how to go on, he’s been faithful and as long as he keeps giving me breath in my lungs I will continue to sing of his goodness.

Please continue to keep our family in your prayers as we try to navigate through this tragedy as well as the my grandparents & family , the Kistler family, the Haynie family & the Hodges family.

“In my weeping & rejoicing, when my world is good or when it falls apart, I’m held by the hand of an unseen God.”

STATEMENT FROM DAYWIND RECORDS 7/27/24:
The Daywind Music Group family is devastated by the news of the passing of several members of the Nelons in a plane crash on Friday. We pray that God’s peace and love cover surviving member, Autumn Nelon Streetman, and her husband, Jamie, along with the Clark, Hodges, Kistler, and Haynie families, following the loss of Kelly Nelon Clark, Jason Clark, Amber Nelon Kistler, Nathan Kistler, and their close friends Melodi Hodges, Larry Haynie, and Melissa Haynie, who travelled with them on the flight.

In this time of unimaginable tragedy, we know that our beloved friends and their traveling companions are in the arms of Jesus Christ whom the Nelons spent their entire careers singing about as they spread His Gospel around the world. We stand on His promises today as we grieve the loss our our precious Daywind family members.