Terrence Nelson, an owner of A Little of What You Fancy and Second Nature Market on Newtown Lane, died of cancer on Aug. 7 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 88.
Mr. Nelson, known as Terry, and his lifelong partner, Paul Leavitt, opened both shops in 1972 and ran them until they retired in 1994. They sold Second Nature, a health food store that also had a Southampton location, to Lisa and Cliff Blinderman, who kept the business going in East Hampton until 2023 and in Southampton until 2024.
Born on Sept. 20, 1937, in London, Mr. Nelson split his time between New York City and East Hampton from the 1970s to the 1990s and then moved to Fort Lauderdale. Mr. Leavitt died in 2016.
A service for Mr. Nelson was held on Aug. 13 at New Montefiore Cemetery in West Babylon, where family and friends took turns sharing their memories.
