Marvin T. "Tim" Nash

Marvin T. “Tim” Nash, 82 of Noblesville passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2026 at Copper Trace Family-First Senior Living in Westfield. Tim had previously lived in Tipton, Lafayette and Thorntown. He was born in Elwood on November 24, 1943 to Robert & Josephine (Surratt) Nash. Meeting up with Tena (Lewis) Frazer at their 50th Class Reunion, a romance was sparked, and the two were married just a few months later. They got to share just over 13 special years together before Tim’s passing.

Tim, and Tena, graduated from Tipton High School with the Class of 1962. Tim attended Purdue University after high school, but then left college to enlist in the US Army and fight in Vietnam. After the war he returned to Purdue and graduated with a degree in geology in 1971.

While in the army Tim was in the 3rd Infantry Division in West Germany in 1967; in 1968 he was in the First Signal Brigade in South Vietnam where he fought in the Tet Offensive and numerous other battles earning several medals before his discharge in 1969 with the rank of E5. Tim was employed at Staley Corporation in Lafayette as a Millwright for 29 years. He belonged to the First Presbyterian Church in Noblesville.

Tim was the definition of an adventurer. He traveled all over the United States and Canada on his motorcycle, sometimes alone and sometimes his sons went along on the journey. His love of nature meant he also took long canoe trips, camping and meeting people along the way. Tim was extremely generous, many times helping people he met – giving them money or one time, literally the coat off his back to someone who needed it more than he did. He loved to challenge himself outdoors.

Survivors include his wife Tena, sons Shawn Michel Nash and wife Anne, Thorntown, Shane Thomas “Tommy” Nash and wife Chrissy, Jamestown, and Troy Frazer and wife Kristi of Indianapolis. He is survived by one brother, Dane P. “Pat” Nash and wife Jane, Indianapolis. Tim has seven grandchildren, Drew Rodehan, Tatum Nash, Emma Nash, Kirsten (Paxton) Girdley, Kyndsey Hale, Andrew (Brittany) Ramsey and Brock Frazer. He also has six great-grandchildren, Berkley, Beckett and Brynlee Rose Girdley and Harrison, Jack, and Vivian Ramsey.

Those members of Tim’s family waiting for him in heaven are his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Nash and two brothers, John Michel “Mike” Nash and Richard A. “Andy” Nash.

A Celebration of Life is being planned for Tim, and it will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Noblesville. Details will be updated here, once they are available. Young-Nichols Funeral Home is honored to assist the Nash family. Online condolences for Tim’s family may be left on his obituary page at www.young-nichols.com

Memorial donations in memory of Tim should be made to the Tipton County Humane Society, 825 W. Jefferson Street, Tipton, Indiana, 46072 or the Tipton Community Band.