Mrs. Leah Lloyd Rigsbee Nash

Leah Lloyd Rigsbee Nash, 84, of River Bend and Naples, FL, died Sunday, October 13, 2013 at CarolinaEast Medical Center. She was born in Durham, NC and graduated from Goldsboro High School. She attended St. Mary's College in Raleigh and later earned both a BA and MA in education from University of Virginia. Leah had a special combination of curiosity, creativity, intellect and industriousness that she applied to all her passions. She was an educator for many years and after retirement she traveled and rekindled her love for the game of tennis. She volunteered at the Merci Clinic and was a member of Pals for Paws, and Harbor Town Racquet Club. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, Frank Nash. Surviving to cherish her memory are her four daughters, Elizabeth Weatherford of Colorado Springs, Victoria Cardoze of Durham, Celia Nash of Denver and Leah Nash of Milwaukee; three grandchildren, Lindsay and Caroline Weatherford and David Cardoze. She will also be remembered by her special partner, Frank Harding of Naples. The family will receive friends at Pollock-Best Funeral Home 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Merci Clinic, 1315 Tatum Drive, New Bern, NC 28560.