Brandon "Jay" Nelms

ROCKY MOUNT – Brandon "Jay" Nelms, age 23, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024. He was born in Nash County, NC on May 10, 2000. Jay was a former student of Northern Nash High School and worked for Dan Baker Landscaping for several years. He enjoyed fishing, riding horses, and hanging out with family and friends. Jay loved spending summers with his cousins playing video games, swimming and eating his aunt Renee’s cooking. His favorite thing to do was to hang out with his “brother” Stavien, playing Spades and eating Momma Roslyn’s famous Sunday dinners. A loving son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, uncle, and great friend to many, Jay will be dearly missed and never forgotten. Jay is survived by his mother, Kory Lynn Nelms; his father, Adam Todd Shaw; his brother, David Richard Nelms; uncle to Bentley Kole Nelms-Ferrell; his sister, Ava Elizabeth Shaw; his maternal grandparents, Danny Richard "Pete" Nelms and Kathy Lynn Nelms; his aunt, Renee & Steve Jewell; his cousins, Ryan his uncle, David and Laura Nelms; his cousins, Lily & Liam Nelms; his “brother” and lifelong best friend, Stavien McNair; his Momma Roslyn; and other extended family members and close friends. A Special Gathering of Family and Friends to remember Jay’s life will be held on Sunday, January 14, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Ave., Rocky Mount, NC 27804. Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.