Mrs. Themis (Blackard) Nash Obit

Albion Journal Register 1953

Mrs. Themis Nash Passed Away Saturday Night

Funeral services for Mrs. Themis A. Nash, aged resident of Albion, who died at the Fairfield Memorial Hospital Saturday night, were held at Nale's Funeral home yesterday afternoon at 2:00, Rev. A. B. Gill, pastor of the Mt. Zion Methodist church officiating. Interment was at Graceland.
Mrs. Nash, a life long resident of Albion, was born June 21, 1879 and at the time of her death was aged 73 years, 6 months and 12 days. She was the daughter of John and Abigail Schofield Blackard.
She was married to Alfred A. Nash, Albion merchant, on April 30, 1902. He preceded her in death on August 20, 1921.
Mrs. Nash is survived by one daughter, Mrs. K. C. Hogue of Albion, a sister Mrs. K. A. Cretors of Brownsburg, Ind. and a niece, Mrs. J. E. Hogue of Albion. Mrs. Nash took Mrs. Cretors and Mrs. Hogue into her home at an early age and taised them as her own daughters. She also leaves two brothers, Lewis Blackard of Quincy and John Blackard of Clinton.
She was a member of the Episcopal church.