Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Nash, Edwin C. 1996 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net May 28, 2016, 7:55 pm Lakewood News, 27 Aug 1996 Edwin C. Nash, age 89, of Clarksville, passed away Monday, August 19, 1996 at the Ionia County Memorial Hospital. He was born May 16, 1907 in Clarksville, the son of Ernest and Lynne (Weston) Nash. He graduated from the Clarksville High School and was married to Marion Pardee July 6, 1936 in South Bend, Indiana. He lived and farmed in the Clarksville area all his life. The farm he lived on was a Centennial Farm since 1848. He was a bookkeeper for the Clarksville Co-op Elevator and Lumber Yard for several years, he also served on the Board of Directors of the Edwin Nash State Bank in Clarksville. In 1950 he became Supervisor of Campbell Township and Chairman from 1957 to 1969. In 1970 he was elected Ionia County Commissioner which he held until his retirement November 17, 1994. He was a charter member of the Clarksville Lions Club and also a member of the Masonic Lodge. He was Grand Marshall of the Clarksville Ox-Roast in 1992 and the Government Human Services building in Ionia was dedicated in his memory. He is survived by his wife, Marion; one daughter, Mary (Russell) Foster of Mesick; one son, James (Pamela) Nash of Clarksville; grandchildren, Trudy (Walter) McConkey, Jeannie (Douglas) Lobsinger, Jonathan (Stephanie) Foster, Nathan Foster and Samuel Nash; six great grandchildren; one sister, Adelia McAlary of Ionia; several nieces and nephews. Memorial Services were held Friday, August 23, 1996 at the Clarksville Bible Church with Pastor Russell Foster officiating. Interment was in Clarksville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Clarksville Library. Arrangements were made by Koops Funeral Chapel, Clarksville. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/n/nash32709nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb