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In 1969, Clyde returned to Tyler and worked in circulation, [[advertising]], production, and purchasing for ''Thpublisher=Questia.com|ace Morning Telegraph.'' On July 20, 1980, at the age of  thirty-four was named editor of the paper, a position that he held until December 18, 1990, when he was elevated to publisher.<ref name=obit/>He was also president of the T. B. Butler Publishing Company<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-168365334/tyler-morning-telegraph-publisher-nelson-clyde-iii|title=''Tyler Morning Telegraph'' Publisher Nelson Clyde, III, Dies|date=August 30, 2007|accessdate=May 29, 2020; under pay wall}}</ref>​​

In 1969, Clyde returned to Tyler and worked in circulation, [[advertising]], production, and purchasing for ''Thpublisher=Questia.com|ace Morning Telegraph.'' On July 20, 1980, at the age of  thirty-four was named editor of the paper, a position that he held until December 18, 1990, when he was elevated to publisher.<ref name=obit/>He was also president of the T. B. Butler Publishing Company<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-168365334/tyler-morning-telegraph-publisher-nelson-clyde-iii|title=''Tyler Morning Telegraph'' Publisher Nelson Clyde, III, Dies|date=August 30, 2007|accessdate=May 29, 2020; under pay wall}}</ref>​​

 

Over the years, Clyde won many honors, including the 2002 [[Martin Luther King]] Award for Non-Violent Change from the Tyler Ministerial Alliance. In 2005,''The Morning Telegraph'' won the Texas Family Business of the Year Award from [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]]. Clyde was also a past member and director of the Texas Daily Newspaper Association. In 2006, he received the TDNA's [[Frank W. Mayborn]] Award  for Community Leadership. Named for the late publisher of ''The Temple Daily Telegram,'' the honor is given to a publisher or newspaper executive whose contributions to society and leadership in the community have impacted the newspaper business. Ken Whalen, then executive vice president of the Texas Daily Newspaper Association, called Clyde "an influential man, not only in East Texas but across the state. As publisher of  ''The Tyler Morning Telegraph,'' 'he epitomizes the family and the newspaper. He did so much for the city of Tyler and the East Texas area."

Over the years, Clyde won many honors, including the 2002 [[Martin Luther King]] Award for Non-Violent Change from the Tyler Ministerial Alliance. In 2005,''The Morning Telegraph'' won the Texas Family Business of the Year Award from [[Baylor University]] in [[Waco, Texas|Waco]]. Clyde was also a past member and director of the Texas Daily Newspaper Association. In 2006, he received the TDNA's [[Frank W. Mayborn]] Award  for Community Leadership. Named for the late publisher of ''The Temple Daily Telegram,'' the honor is given to a publisher or newspaper executive whose contributions to society and leadership in the community have impacted the newspaper business. Ken Whalen, then executive vice president of the Texas Daily Newspaper Association, called Clyde "an influential man, not only in East Texas but across the state. As publisher of  ''The Tyler Morning Telegraph,'' 'he epitomizes the family and the newspaper. He did so much for the city of Tyler and the East Texas area."

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Clyde was also affiliated with [[Red Cross]], [[Chamber of Commerce]],  Ducks Unlimited, and the [[Dwight Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] International Golf Classic. Clyde served as president of the board of the Discovery Science Place,  a Tyler children's museum that opened in 1993.  

Clyde was also affiliated with [[Red Cross]], [[Chamber of Commerce]],  Ducks Unlimited, and the [[Dwight Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] International Golf Classic. Clyde served as president of the board of the Discovery Science Place,  a Tyler children's museum that opened in 1993.  

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==Death and legacy==

==Death and legacy==

Clyde died in a [[Dallas]] hospital after a lengthy illness.  He and his wife, the former Sharon Ann "Sherry" Ferrell, had three sons, Nelson Clyde, IV, Andrew Ferrell Clyde, and John Kittrell Clyde; a daughter, Anna Clyde Malone, and seven grandchildren. He had a surviving brother, Thomas Clyde and two sisters, Carole Clyde Wilson and Eloise Clyde Chandler.​<ref name=obit/>

Clyde died in a [[Dallas]] hospital after a lengthy illness.  He and his wife, the former Sharon Ann "Sherry" Ferrell, had three sons, Nelson Clyde, IV, Andrew Ferrell Clyde, and John Kittrell Clyde; a daughter, Anna Clyde Malone, and seven grandchildren. He had a surviving brother, Thomas Clyde and two sisters, Carole Clyde Wilson and Eloise Clyde Chandler.​<ref name=obit/>