Dr. Nelson Antonio Nieves

He graduated from Dover High School in 1979. Being raised in a military family, Tony decided to join the United States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman. While serving in the Navy, Tony was chosen for a very elite and prestigious program called Enlisted to a Medical Degree Preparator Program (EMDP2) which paid for Tony to attend and graduate from the University of Virginia Pre Med and then from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland with his Doctorate, where he completed his residency and fellowship.

Tony served as a Doctor in the United States Navy for eight years. Upon honorable discharge from the Navy, he went into private practice where he served various communities in Florida from Orlando to Davenport. His patient reviews say he was an excellent doctor who really listened, took time explaining things in great detail, genuinely cared, and was always compassionate. Some did say the wait was too long, but that’s why, still others said,

“Dr. Nieves was worth the wait!”

He is preceded in death by his mother, Rachel Coverdale, his father, Enrique Nieves, and his brother, Richie Nieves.

He is survived by his daughter, Christina Cervantes and her two daughters Aurora and Anastasia Cervantes; his son, Corey Nieves; his sister, Linda Coffey, and three brothers, Larry Nieves, Joe Nieves, and Alex Nieves.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm at Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, 5000 CR 46A, Sanford, Florida 32771. The funeral service will begin at 2:00pm.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in Dr. Nieves’ honor to the American Cancer Society, www.americancancerfund.org