Violet Nash

Violet Starline Nash passed into the arms of Jesus Wednesday, June 8, 2016 in Waco. Services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, June 13, 2016 at Oakcrest Funeral Home in Waco and burial will be at Faulkenberry Cemetery in Groesbeck at 2:30 PM. Pallbearers are Larry Lenamon, Ronnie Lenamon, Jerry Lenamon, Bobby Lenamon, Charles Bratcher and Todd Dean. Visitation will be at Oakcrest Sunday 3-5 PM.

Starline was born April 7, 1922 at Box Church, Texas to Eva Jane Lankford Lenamon and Levi Thomas Lenamon.

Star, as friends and family knew her, began her working life as assistant to the Limestone County Clerk. She left the Groesbeck area with her husband and lived in San Diego. They then moved to Louisville, KY where she rose early each day catching a bus, a streetcar and then a train and traveled to work across the state line in Indiana. They later moved to Houston.

Later, Star moved to Fort Worth and worked for Purina Mills and General Dynamics. She eventually settled in Waco working first for the City of Waco and later for the VA Regional Office where she retired. She was known for her beauty and for her great sense of humor. After retirement, she worked at the Richland Mall info booth to keep busy, loved playing radio games and being with family. She loved music, and played piano by ear late into her life. Her entire family was musically inclined and she, along with parents and brothers had music at home often where they played piano and sang.

Star was preceded in death by her parents, her three older brothers, former Waco mayor W.B. Lenamon, James Lenamon and Leroy Lenamon and beloved sisters-in-law Dorothy Lenamon of Waco and Pauline Lenamon of Groesbeck. She loved her brothers and was so proud of each of them. She is survived by daughter Diane Gullion and husband Bill of Waco, grandchildren Kristi Dean, Taryn Dean and Todd Dean of Waco, Stacy Gullion of San Marcos and LeAnn Goyco of San Antonio. She is also survived by 7 great-grandchildren and a sister-in-law, Frances Lenamon of Austin and 13 nieces and nephews.

The family thanks the sweet nurses at Baylor Scott and White and the staff of Reliable Home Health Care for their kindness and care and all our friends and family who prayed for her. A special thanks also to Stephanie Chavez and Abbie Rodriguez who blessed us with their help. A new bright Star is shining in the Heavens and all is right.