Barbara Nell Nash

Barbara was born October 3, 1939, in Electra, Texas to James and Masel Rowe Rodawalt. During her youth she attended the Electra schools and graduated from High School in 1958. She excelled in basketball and was captain for 4 years of her High School basketball team. She was well-liked by her classmates and was voted Most Typical Girl of the Senior Class.

The age of 14 (1954) was a defining year for Barbara. First, she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at the Midway Baptist Church, a rural church northeast of Electra. The church did not have a baptistry and so she was baptized at the First Baptist Church in Electra. Then on February 14, 1954, she began dating, Thomas (Tom) Nash, her husband to be. After dating for 8 years, Barbara and Tom were married on June 16, 1962, at the First Baptist Church in Electra, TX. They immediately moved to Albuquerque, NM, whereTom served in the Air Force.

When Barbara and Tom married, they vowed to have a Christian home. After the service assignment, they re-located to Irving, TX, and First Baptist Church, Irving, Tx became their church home. True to their commitment, their children Clay Scott and Kimberly Ann, were taken to church each week and later accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. It did not take long for Barbara to get involved. She was active as a GA teacher and the church also tapped into her creative skills.

When First Baptist founded a mission in Las Colinas in 1989, Barbara began teaching in the 1st grade. In addition, the children’s pastor took advantage of your creative skills on various projects. The mission became a church, and located to Grapevine, TX where it became known as Fellowship Church. Barbara continued teaching 1st grade and took an active role in communion preparation. Her more recent activities utilized her hostess talent in a Married Adults Bible Study Ministry and a Connect Group. She was very popular with her homemade cookies that she baked for the class on special occasions, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Easter, Valentines July 4th.

Barbara made use of her creative skills to make Christmas gifts for members of the Connect Group and for members of the Friends of Frankie Greever Book Club. She particularly loved to open up her home for the meetings.

Barbara was the Martha Stewart and leader of the pack of her extended family. There was nothing she couldn’t sew, decorate or cook. If the family called with a need, she was ready to take on any challenge.

Barbara was God fearing, a faithful and devoted wife, a loving mother and Godmother. She loved people and blessed anyone she met. Her servant spirit taught many the true meaning of service by God’s standards. Heaven has gained a prayer warrior, a creative server and a giver. We know that when we die and go to heaven, we don’t become angels. But if we did, Barbara would be at the head of the line. It was God’s will and her time.

Barbara was proceeded in death by her father, James Rodawalt; mother, Masel Rodawalt; sister, Janett Carroll. She is survived by her husband, Tom Nash; son, Clay Scott and wife Heike Nash; daughter, Kimberly Ann and husband Joe O’Dell; brother, Norman and wife Sue Rodawalt; sisters, Gaytha Lorenz, Lesia Rodawalt, Rhonda and husband Max Schlegel.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made to the Fellowship Church Intense Campaign, 2450 N. Hwy 21, Grapevine, TX 76051.