- Date Of Birth: February 15, 1939
- Date Of Death: March 28, 2020
- State: North Carolina
As of March 28, 2020, the Alzheimer’s survival rate remains at zero.
Born on February 15, 1939, Karen Faye Miller Wyatt Nash was a daughter of the late George Grant and Johnsie Sheets Miller. She graduated from Miller’s Creek High School in 1955.
Karen’s former employers include JC Penney’s (downtown location), Harris & Pressley Law Office and Statesville Auto Auction.
After marrying Larry W. Nash, on April 28, 1984, Karen joined Beulah Baptist Church, where she remained active, until her health declined, in the Co-Ed 8 Sunday School Class and the Golden Harvesters.
She was preceded in death by her parents and by Larry, who passed away unexpectedly on May 27, 2001.
Karen is survived by her son, Philip R. Wyatt of Atlanta, GA and by her daughter, Sandra (Jim) Wyatt Beard of Statesville. Her granddaughter, Aria Danielle (Dani) Beard, resides in Powell’s Point, NC.
Three sisters and two brothers also survive: Audrey (Raymond) Sheets, Kay (Eugene) Sheets, Danny (Mary) Miller and Ronnie (Donna) Miller, all of Miller’s Creek, NC and Janice (Allen) Estes of Statesville. Several nieces and nephews also survive. She was especially fond of her nephew, Joey Sheets.
Additional survivors include Larry’s children: Roger (Nicolette) Nash, Teresa (Jeff) Gregory, Robbie (Treva) Nash and Andrea Williams, as well as Larry’s grandchildren.
The family expresses sincere appreciation to the staff of Heritage Place for their loving care they provided to Karen since October, 2017 and to the staff of Community Hospice for their kindness and care during Karen’s final weeks.
