Edition: RT. 9 WEST; SOUTH COUNTY;
BLACKSTONE VALLEY; RT. 9 EAST;
Section: DEATHS
Page: B7
Dateline: GRAFTON

Index Terms:
OBITS

Estimated printed pages: 2

Article Text:

GRAFTON - Fayre L. (Davenport) Nason, 73, of 36 Creeper Hill Road, died yesterday in The
University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, after being stricken ill at home.

She leaves her husband of 51 years, Forrest C. Nason; a son, Charles L. Nason of Millbury; a
daughter, Amy R. Callihan of Virginia Beach, Va.; three sisters, Jean W. Nason and Aurilla P.
Richardson, both of Grafton, and Phyllis E. Ford of Santa Rosa, Calif.; five grandchildren; nieces and
nephews. She was born in Beverly, daughter of Stearns L. and Alice (Wing) Davenport, and lived here
most of her life. She graduated from Grafton High School in 1938 and from Becker Junior College.

Mrs. Nason was librarian and assistant secretary at Worcester Horticultural Society for 22 years,
retiring in 1979. She was also treasurer of The Nason Co., which she and her husband operated for
many years.

She was a member of Baptist Church of Grafton and its choir, and former president of its Women's
Guild; treasurer of both the Grafton Council on Aging and Senior Citizens of Grafton; a member of
Grafton Historical Society; and a life member and honorary trustee of Worcester Horticultural Society.
She was also an election worker for many years at Precinct 1 in Grafton Center.

The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Baptist Church of Grafton, On the Common. Burial will
follow in Riverside Cemetery, Millbury Street. Calling hours at Robert C. Roney Funeral Home, 152
Worcester St., are 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. Flowers may be sent, or memorial contributions may be made
to Friends of Grafton Elders, in care of Grafton Senior Center, 25 Main St., Grafton 01519.