Marilyn Joy Nash Obituary
We are sad to announce that on March 27, 2025 we had to say goodbye to Marilyn Joy Nash of Athol, Massachusetts, born in Boston, Massachusetts. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Eliot Anderson and Elsie Anderson; and her sister Sally Hipp. She is survived by: her husband William Nash of Athol; her daughters, Debra O'Brien (Jeff) of Wiscasset, ME, Karen Brown (Scott) of Berlin, MA, Carol Rathbun (Dan) of Cedarville, OH and Cheryl Thayer (Charles) of Templeton, MA; her grandchildren, Andrew O'Brien (Sarah) of Hamilton, MA, Christiana Sigourney (Matthew) of Medford, MA, Jonathan Rathbun (Melinda) of Centerville, OH, Rachel Benefiel (Spencer) of Xenia, OH, Erin O'Brien of Wiscasset, ME, Alyssa Brown of Columbus, OH, Samuel and Benjamin Thayer of Templeton, MA; her great grandchildren, Soren, Alesana Sigourney and Connor O'Brien; her siblings, Siri Welch (Robert) of Big Lake, TX, Juanita Chou of Redlands, CA, Alden Anderson (Kay) of Falls Church, VA and Peter Anderson (Michelle) of Culpepper, VA; and her brother-in-law Don Hipp of Highland, CA..
Visitation was held on Thursday, April 10th 2025 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Mack Family Funeral Homes - Athol-Orange Chapel (110 New Athol Rd, Orange, MA 01364). A celebration of life was held on Saturday, April 12th 2025 at 11:00 AM at the Athol-Orange Baptist Church (260 Walnut St, Athol, MA 01331).
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Samaritan's Purse (http://www.samaritanspurse.org).
