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Myrtis Ione Nash, 90 year old Woodward resident, passed away Thursday, April 2, 2020 in Woodward. Private family graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2020 at the Elmwood Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Billings Funeral Home. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., Sunday from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Monday from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Due to the current order to restrict public gatherings to 10 people, the family ask that all rules and regulations are abided by. Funeral will be broadcast live on Billings Funeral Home facebook page.
Myrtis Ione (Hansen) Nash was born on August 29, 1929 in El Dorado, Arkansas to William Kinley and Callie Ivy (Bass) Hansen. Myrtis grew up in El Dorado and attended El Dorado schools. She later received her GED. Myrtis was united in marriage to Morris “Tiny” Nash on July 2, 1952 in Norphlet, Arkansas. They made their first home in El Dorado, Arkansas before moving to Shreveport, Louisiana. In 1956 the family moved to Pampa, Texas because of Tinys work. They moved to Woodward in 1962 and have lived here since that time. Myrtis was a house wife and mother to her children and she later worked for the Woodward County election Board at the grade school and hospital.
She was a long time member of the Bible Baptist Church and her church family was very important to her. She enjoyed doing her Bible study, working on crossword puzzles, fishing, crocheting, and teaching Sunday School. She was especially close to her family, especially her grandchildren, who she loved dearly. Serving God and her family were the center of her life.
She is survived by one son, Wilson Leo Nash; four daughters: Myrtis Lee Hunter and husband Bill, Callie Ione Smith and husband Dan, Wanda Nash, and Audrey Best and husband Paul; two sisters: Dorothy Viola Toups of Lawton, Esther Mae Rapp of El Dorado, Arkansas; nine grandchildren: Christina Deane, Susan Mead, James Hunter, Eric Smith, Becky White, Dana Norris, Tiffany Lyon, Patrick Best, and Tammy Bates; 19 great-grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Myrtis was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, one sister, her husband Morris “Tiny” Nash and four grandchildren.
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