Judith Ann Nation, 83, of Tennessee died Jan. 25, 2026, at her son’s home in Sparta, Tenn., after battling cancer.Judith Ann Nation, 83, of Tennessee died Jan. 25, 2026, at her son’s home in Sparta, Tenn., after battling cancer.
She was born March 27, 1942, in Beardstown, a daughter of John and Mary Stone.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Nation in 2000.
Surviving are one son, John (and Maureen) Nation of Sparta; one sister, Sue Corey of Macomb; one granddaughter, Lisa (and Derek) Hunter; two great-grandsons, Daniel and Logan of Hamburg, Ark.; nieces, Kim (and Scott) Smith of Macomb and Darcy (and Christian) Holmer of Hilton Head Island, S.C.; three great-nephews; and six Egbert cousins.
She graduated from Rushville High School in 1960 and Brown’s Business School in 1962. She worked as a secretary for the State of Illinois in Springfield for 35 years. She wrote shorthand and typed with speed and accuracy.
A funeral service will be held at Worthington Funeral Home in Rushville on Saturday, April 11, at 11 a.m. with Reverend Eddy, pastor of Victory Baptist Church in Macomb, officiating. Burial will immediately follow the funeral service at Rushville Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lisa Hunter for the grandsons’ education fund, Victory Baptist Church or the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Condolences may be sent to www.worthingtonfh.com.
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