Nona L. (Niece) Nash, 71 of Memphis, TN, passed away at home on Saturday, October 31, 2026. She was born on August 28, 1954, to Israel Mason and Fannie Mae Mason Rice. She grew up surrounded by family, siblings, faith, and friends.
Nona loved big! She loved God and received Christ as her Lord and Savior at a young age while attending Greater Adelaide Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Andrew L. Taber. Nona was the type of person, that, if you needed a meal or a ride or a friend to talk with, she was there. She loved her dog Lettie and her grand dogs Frank and Jack.
She is preceded in death by: Father; Israel Mason, Mother; Fannie Mae Rice, Brother; Adrian Rice. She is survived by her son; Shorin Logan (Robin), Brother: Theodore Smith, Sisters: Linda (Lynn) Green, Yolanda (Peaches) Richardson, Lucy Lee, Aunt; Ruby Echols, Pet: Lettie (dog) and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, friends and neighbors.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
The graveside and interment service will follow at New Park Cemetery, 4536 Horn Lake Road, Memphis, TN, 38109. M. J. Edwards Funeral Home located at 1165 Airways Blvd., Memphis, TN, 38114, is serving the family.
