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His primary business was farming. For a number of years
he served as a director in the Bank of Commerce of Grenada.
He was a member of All Saints' Episcopal Church and
he became a member of the Masonic Order in 1874.
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John Thomas Nason,
90 Year Old Resident
Died Sunday Afternoon
______________________________
Funeral Services Conducted By
Rev. C.S. Liles, With Burial
At Odd Fellows Cemetery
______________________________
John Thomas Nason died in his home on College Street
in Grenada at 5 p.m. Sunday, December 5, 1937. His
death was the culmination of several years illness,
the last one of which was such that it kept the deceased
in the home practically all the time.
Mr. Nason was born October 2 in the year 1847 on the
family's plantation at Nason, seven miles southwest of
Grenada, a plantation on which he lived most of his life
and which he owned the day of his death. His parents
were John and Leah Koone Nason, both represenatives of
the fine type of early citizens who came into this
section during the early 30s. On February 8, 1882, he
and Miss Juliette Gerard of that well known century old
Grenada family, were married. No children came to bless
the union, but Mr. Nason's heart and home and those of
his beloved wife were large enough and good enough to
treat the nephews and nieces of the family, as well as
all other children with whom they came in contact, with
the love and tenderness that would have been showered
on their own.
He lived ninety years here in this city and county.
Except for the past three or four years, he has been
most active in the conduct of his large farming interests.
In this long life he, of course, came into business contact
with thousands of people; thousands came to him for favors;
negroes and white people alike called on him; yet, in that
entire span of nearly a century, he never, never refused a
reasonable request, nor did he do an unworthy, unchristianlike
act. He loved his friends. People loved "Uncle" John.
The writer has known Mr. Nason for forty odd years.
He has never heard one syllable uttered "against"
Mr. Nason - an unparalleled record.
The Nason home has always been a hospitable one. It has
provided food and shelter for countless friends,
neighbors and even strangers. From its kitchen have
come thousands of "trays" for the sick, the ailing and
the poor. From its smokehouse have come unnumbered
articles for others. The Nasons lived lives of practical
Christians. Most of their good deeds, like those of
most modest people, are recorded only in the minds of the
beneficiaries - and in the Great Book above.
Services were conducted in the home Monday afternoon
by Rev. C.S. Liles, Rector of All Saints, of which
Mr. Nason was a member. Covered with beautiful floral
tributes from loving friends and neighbors and followed
by a large concourse of mourners, the casket was
carried to Odd Fellows Cemetery and there lowered into
an honored grave.
Messrs. Paul Gerard, William Gerard, Frank S. Gerard,
John S. King Jr., Volney Nason and John Brown Owens
served as active pallbearers.
The following served as honorary pallbearers: Messrs.
J.P. Fisher, Ashford Gerard, Arthur Williams, Henry Kahn,
Gus Gerard, Jr., L.J. Doak, J.T. Thomas, W.D. Salmon
and F.T. Gerard.
To the sorrowful widow bereft of her lifelong companion,
this paper extends its deepest sympathy.
The Grenada County Weekly
Grenada, Mississippi
Thursday, December 9, 1937
Front page
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His primary business was farming. For a number of years
he served as a director in the Bank of Commerce of Grenada.
He was a member of All Saints' Episcopal Church and
he became a member of the Masonic Order in 1874.
**********************************************************
John Thomas Nason,
90 Year Old Resident
Died Sunday Afternoon
______________________________
Funeral Services Conducted By
Rev. C.S. Liles, With Burial
At Odd Fellows Cemetery
______________________________
John Thomas Nason died in his home on College Street
in Grenada at 5 p.m. Sunday, December 5, 1937. His
death was the culmination of several years illness,
the last one of which was such that it kept the deceased
in the home practically all the time.
Mr. Nason was born October 2 in the year 1847 on the
family's plantation at Nason, seven miles southwest of
Grenada, a plantation on which he lived most of his life
and which he owned the day of his death. His parents
were John and Leah Koone Nason, both represenatives of
the fine type of early citizens who came into this
section during the early 30s. On February 8, 1882, he
and Miss Juliette Gerard of that well known century old
Grenada family, were married. No children came to bless
the union, but Mr. Nason's heart and home and those of
his beloved wife were large enough and good enough to
treat the nephews and nieces of the family, as well as
all other children with whom they came in contact, with
the love and tenderness that would have been showered
on their own.
He lived ninety years here in this city and county.
Except for the past three or four years, he has been
most active in the conduct of his large farming interests.
In this long life he, of course, came into business contact
with thousands of people; thousands came to him for favors;
negroes and white people alike called on him; yet, in that
entire span of nearly a century, he never, never refused a
reasonable request, nor did he do an unworthy, unchristianlike
act. He loved his friends. People loved "Uncle" John.
The writer has known Mr. Nason for forty odd years.
He has never heard one syllable uttered "against"
Mr. Nason - an unparalleled record.
The Nason home has always been a hospitable one. It has
provided food and shelter for countless friends,
neighbors and even strangers. From its kitchen have
come thousands of "trays" for the sick, the ailing and
the poor. From its smokehouse have come unnumbered
articles for others. The Nasons lived lives of practical
Christians. Most of their good deeds, like those of
most modest people, are recorded only in the minds of the
beneficiaries - and in the Great Book above.
Services were conducted in the home Monday afternoon
by Rev. C.S. Liles, Rector of All Saints, of which
Mr. Nason was a member. Covered with beautiful floral
tributes from loving friends and neighbors and followed
by a large concourse of mourners, the casket was
carried to Odd Fellows Cemetery and there lowered into
an honored grave.
Messrs. Paul Gerard, William Gerard, Frank S. Gerard,
John S. King Jr., Volney Nason and John Brown Owens
served as active pallbearers.
The following served as honorary pallbearers: Messrs.
J.P. Fisher, Ashford Gerard, Arthur Williams, Henry Kahn,
Gus Gerard, Jr., L.J. Doak, J.T. Thomas, W.D. Salmon
and F.T. Gerard.
To the sorrowful widow bereft of her lifelong companion,
this paper extends its deepest sympathy.
The Grenada County Weekly
Grenada, Mississippi
Thursday, December 9, 1937
Front page
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His primary business was farming. For a number of years
he served as a director in the Bank of Commerce of Grenada.
He was a member of All Saints' Episcopal Church and
he became a member of the Masonic Order in 1874.
**********************************************************
John Thomas Nason,
90 Year Old Resident
Died Sunday Afternoon
______________________________
Funeral Services Conducted By
Rev. C.S. Liles, With Burial
At Odd Fellows Cemetery
______________________________
John Thomas Nason died in his home on College Street
in Grenada at 5 p.m. Sunday, December 5, 1937. His
death was the culmination of several years illness,
the last one of which was such that it kept the deceased
in the home practically all the time.
Mr. Nason was born October 2 in the year 1847 on the
family's plantation at Nason, seven miles southwest of
Grenada, a plantation on which he lived most of his life
and which he owned the day of his death. His parents
were John and Leah Koone Nason, both represenatives of
the fine type of early citizens who came into this
section during the early 30s. On February 8, 1882, he
and Miss Juliette Gerard of that well known century old
Grenada family, were married. No children came to bless
the union, but Mr. Nason's heart and home and those of
his beloved wife were large enough and good enough to
treat the nephews and nieces of the family, as well as
all other children with whom they came in contact, with
the love and tenderness that would have been showered
on their own.
He lived ninety years here in this city and county.
Except for the past three or four years, he has been
most active in the conduct of his large farming interests.
In this long life he, of course, came into business contact
with thousands of people; thousands came to him for favors;
negroes and white people alike called on him; yet, in that
entire span of nearly a century, he never, never refused a
reasonable request, nor did he do an unworthy, unchristianlike
act. He loved his friends. People loved "Uncle" John.
The writer has known Mr. Nason for forty odd years.
He has never heard one syllable uttered "against"
Mr. Nason - an unparalleled record.
The Nason home has always been a hospitable one. It has
provided food and shelter for countless friends,
neighbors and even strangers. From its kitchen have
come thousands of "trays" for the sick, the ailing and
the poor. From its smokehouse have come unnumbered
articles for others. The Nasons lived lives of practical
Christians. Most of their good deeds, like those of
most modest people, are recorded only in the minds of the
beneficiaries - and in the Great Book above.
Services were conducted in the home Monday afternoon
by Rev. C.S. Liles, Rector of All Saints, of which
Mr. Nason was a member. Covered with beautiful floral
tributes from loving friends and neighbors and followed
by a large concourse of mourners, the casket was
carried to Odd Fellows Cemetery and there lowered into
an honored grave.
Messrs. Paul Gerard, William Gerard, Frank S. Gerard,
John S. King Jr., Volney Nason and John Brown Owens
served as active pallbearers.
The following served as honorary pallbearers: Messrs.
J.P. Fisher, Ashford Gerard, Arthur Williams, Henry Kahn,
Gus Gerard, Jr., L.J. Doak, J.T. Thomas, W.D. Salmon
and F.T. Gerard.
To the sorrowful widow bereft of her lifelong companion,
this paper extends its deepest sympathy.
The Grenada County Weekly
Grenada, Mississippi
Thursday, December 9, 1937
Front page
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His primary business was farming. For a number of years
he served as a director in the Bank of Commerce of Grenada.
He was a member of All Saints' Episcopal Church and
he became a member of the Masonic Order in 1874.
**********************************************************
John Thomas Nason,
90 Year Old Resident
Died Sunday Afternoon
______________________________
Funeral Services Conducted By
Rev. C.S. Liles, With Burial
At Odd Fellows Cemetery
______________________________
John Thomas Nason died in his home on College Street
in Grenada at 5 p.m. Sunday, December 5, 1937. His
death was the culmination of several years illness,
the last one of which was such that it kept the deceased
in the home practically all the time.
Mr. Nason was born October 2 in the year 1847 on the
family's plantation at Nason, seven miles southwest of
Grenada, a plantation on which he lived most of his life
and which he owned the day of his death. His parents
were John and Leah Koone Nason, both represenatives of
the fine type of early citizens who came into this
section during the early 30s. On February 8, 1882, he
and Miss Juliette Gerard of that well known century old
Grenada family, were married. No children came to bless
the union, but Mr. Nason's heart and home and those of
his beloved wife were large enough and good enough to
treat the nephews and nieces of the family, as well as
all other children with whom they came in contact, with
the love and tenderness that would have been showered
on their own.
He lived ninety years here in this city and county.
Except for the past three or four years, he has been
most active in the conduct of his large farming interests.
In this long life he, of course, came into business contact
with thousands of people; thousands came to him for favors;
negroes and white people alike called on him; yet, in that
entire span of nearly a century, he never, never refused a
reasonable request, nor did he do an unworthy, unchristianlike
act. He loved his friends. People loved "Uncle" John.
The writer has known Mr. Nason for forty odd years.
He has never heard one syllable uttered "against"
Mr. Nason - an unparalleled record.
The Nason home has always been a hospitable one. It has
provided food and shelter for countless friends,
neighbors and even strangers. From its kitchen have
come thousands of "trays" for the sick, the ailing and
the poor. From its smokehouse have come unnumbered
articles for others. The Nasons lived lives of practical
Christians. Most of their good deeds, like those of
most modest people, are recorded only in the minds of the
beneficiaries - and in the Great Book above.
Services were conducted in the home Monday afternoon
by Rev. C.S. Liles, Rector of All Saints, of which
Mr. Nason was a member. Covered with beautiful floral
tributes from loving friends and neighbors and followed
by a large concourse of mourners, the casket was
carried to Odd Fellows Cemetery and there lowered into
an honored grave.
Messrs. Paul Gerard, William Gerard, Frank S. Gerard,
John S. King Jr., Volney Nason and John Brown Owens
served as active pallbearers.
The following served as honorary pallbearers: Messrs.
J.P. Fisher, Ashford Gerard, Arthur Williams, Henry Kahn,
Gus Gerard, Jr., L.J. Doak, J.T. Thomas, W.D. Salmon
and F.T. Gerard.
To the sorrowful widow bereft of her lifelong companion,
this paper extends its deepest sympathy.
The Grenada County Weekly
Grenada, Mississippi
Thursday, December 9, 1937
Front page
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