John Thomas Nash

John Thomas Nash, age 71, died on Sunday, December 1, 2024, at the SECU Jim & Betsy Bryan UNC Hospice House.  He was born on July 14, 1953, to the late Douglas W. Nash, Sr and Alice Snider Nash in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He is also predeceased by his wife, Joyce Tilley Nash.

John is survived by his brother, Douglas Nash Jr. of Spring Lake, NC, sister, Donna Haley of Utah, Norma Jean (Peter) Bocompani of Connecticut, stepson, Steven Goodwin of Clayton, NC , stepdaughter, Leigh Jones of Cary, NC and three grandchildren.

He worked as an Air Emissions Engineer for the Environmental Protection Agency.  He loved deer hunting, fishing, dogs, cats, horses and being a member of the Cedar Fork Rifles Reenactment Group and a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

There will be a visitation on Saturday, December 14, 2024, from 10:00AM to 10:50AM with a funeral service to follow at 11:00AM at Donaldson Funeral Home & Crematory Griffin Chapel 396 West Street Pittsboro, NC 27312 with a burial to follow after the service in Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery 724 Beaver Creek Road Apex, NC 27502.

In lieu of flowers, John had requested contribution be made to SECU Jim & Betsy Bryan Hospice House, mailing address UNC Health Foundation, ATTN: Tina 123 W. Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27516 with Hospice on memo line or on the website..  www.uncmedicalcenter.org/uncmc/care-treatment/hospice/make-a-gift/

Donaldson Funeral Home & Crematory is honored to serve the Nash family.