A Vicksburg man, described by friends and family as &#8220outgoing” and &#8220humorous,” was killed early Saturday in a one-vehicle wreck about seven miles east of Port Gibson.

John Nelson, 27, 6655 Jeff Davis Road, was returning from a deer camp in Port Gibson when his vehicle ran off Willows Road, said Claiborne County Coroner J.W. Mallett.

&#8220We do not know how he went off the road, nor do we know the circumstances,” he said. &#8220Someone who was on their way to work, saw him and called it in.”

Mallett arrived on the scene at about 3:30 a.m., but said he was unsure when the one-vehicle wreck occurred.

Nelson, a native of Campbellsville, Ky., moved to Vicksburg in 1999. He was a welder at Ergon Refinery, where he had worked for the past six months.

Nelson was a person who &#8220made everybody laugh,” said his sister-in-law Davina Muirhead.

Nelson is survived by his wife, Tania Nelson, and his 6-year-old daughter, Sierra Nelson, both of Vicksburg; a brother, Jimmie Nelson Jr., of Campbellsville; his parents, Wanda and Jimmie Lee Nelson of York, S.C.; his paternal grandmother, Edna Nelson of Campbellsville; his maternal grandparents, Edna and Les Lawson of Campbellsville and Vernon Nash Tungate of Greensburg, Ky.

Fisher Funeral Home will have charge of arrangements.

Nelson’s sister-in-law Theresa Haggard said the love and friendship Nelson gave will not go unnoticed.

&#8220John never met a stranger. He made friends wherever he went. He loved his wife and his little girl unconditionally,” she said. &#8220He will be missed.”