Robert Earl Nash, 75, of Franklin, NC, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2006.

A native of Peytona, West VA, he was the son of the late Charles Nash and Hazel Barker Nash Kirk. Robert was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War; and retired in 1998 from Zipperer Farms where he worked as a farm mechanic for 23 years. He was a member of Westside Church of Christ and he loved his farm.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Geraldine "Gerri" Hensley Nash; three children, Donna Nash-Rogers of Franklin, Duane Nash of Florida, and Diana Dooley of Franklin; two sisters, Shirley Snodgrass and Zella Jarrett, both of West, VA; seven grandchildren, Christi Jones, Jessica Betts, Eric Seymour, Jill Griffith, Amy Seymour, Chad Seymour and Daryan Nash; four great grandchildren, Kendrick Manning, Kailey Griffith, Tyler Griffith, and Maddox Jones; and a number of nieces and nephews.

No Services will be held.

Memorial donations may be made to West Care Hospice, 132 Sylva Plaza, Sylva, NC 28779.

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