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MARY J. NIST
Washington centenarian was First UP Church member
Mary J. Nist, 100, of Washington, died Saturday, September 27, 2008, in Washington Hospital.
She was born October 13, 1907, in Washington a daughter of David and Ida Bedillion Crosbie.
Mrs. Nist was a member of First United Presbyterian Church, Washington, where she served as an elder and a member of the session and was past president and secretary of Federation Missionary Society. She had not missed sabbath school for more than 66 years.
She was a 1925 graduate of Trinity High School, which was the first class to graduate from the new building.
Mrs. Nist was tax collector in North Franklin Township for 20 years as well as being involved in the family piano business.
On May 28, 1942, in Washington, she married Everett J. Nist, who died February 9, 1975. Her first husband, William C. Paden, died April 25, 1931.
A granddaughter, Robin L. Roberts (Keith) Palli of Hagerstown, Md., survives.
Deceased are daughter Frances Ann "Booty" Paden Roberts; a brother, Francis L. Crosbie; and a sister, Helen Ellerton.
Friends will be received from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday in Piatt and Barnhill Funeral Home, 420 Locust Avenue, Washington, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 1, with the Rev. Roger Raymond Fischer officiating. Interment will be private and held at the convenience of the family in Washington Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Presbyterian Church. Condolences may be expressed online at www.piattandbarnhillfh.com. Piatt and Barnhill Funeral Directors Inc., Charles R. Piatt, owner/supervisor, Lawrence K. Donovan, funeral director.
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