also a proud grandfather of four. Bill has resided in
Payson for 34 years. Bill has provided a lot of
services to the his community. Bill coached girls
basketball in the Town youth league for eight years,
he was also a volunteer Firefighter with the Payson
Fire Department. He was the chairman of the logger'
sawdust festival from 1999 to 2003. He has helped
with the fiddlers contest for 15 years. Bill works at
the Payson Hospital in the emergency department as
well as the emergency dept. at the Mayo hospital in
Phoenix. Bill holds a Masters degree in nursing and
teaches nursing in Payson. He is also involved in
other community educational programs.
bible Christian. He is a second-generation Arizona
native with a long-standing appreciation for old time
fiddle, bluegrass, and bluegrass gospel music. He has
worked in Parks and Recreation for the town of Payson
for 16 years and has assisted in the production of many
festivals and musical events during that time. Nelson
considers himself a personal friend and admirer of the
late Verti-lee Floyd and enjoyed many years of working
with her on this event. She is greatly missed. Nelsons
hobbies include: (besides this event) many outdoor
activities such as hiking, mountain biking, fishing, white
water rafting, and hunting. Rumor has it that Nelson has
even been known to pick the banjo, a little, when no one
is looking.
contributions to the community, both culturally and charitably. A goal for both of them is to make a contest
Verdi-lee would have been proud of.