“One of the best loved Gospel music families in America, The Nelons were involved in a tragic, fatal plane crash on Friday afternoon on their way to join the Gaither Homecoming Cruise to Alaska” according to a statement from The Gaither Management Group.
“Killed in the crash were Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, Amber and Nathan Kistler and their assistant, Melodi Hodges, along with the pilot, Larry Haynie and his wife, Melissa. ”
Autumn, Jason and Kelly’s youngest daughter, and her husband, Jamie Streetman were not on the plane and arrived safely into Seattle and were notified of the accident. They were brought to the hotel where artists were gathered with Bill and Gloria Gaither to pray, sing and embrace them in their grief, pledging to support them in whatever needs arise.
Autumn and Jamie will return home for now to Kelly’s brother, Todd Nelon and his wife, Rhonda, to begin the hard tasks that lie ahead. Please keep them, the Kistler family, the Haynie family and the family of Melodi Hodges in your prayers”
Founded in 1976 and inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2016, the group has won many GMA Dove awards over the years, as well as been nominated for multiple Grammys for Best Southern Gospel Albums.
Some of the notable songs include Come Morning, If God pulled back the curtain, When Grandpa sang amazing grace, Where shadows never fall, Feeling at home, Let the redeemed say so, and Feelings.
