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Nave, Bessie


Bessie Leer Nave, 86, widow of H. Duncan Nave, and formerly of Nicholasville, died Sunday, November 23, 2003. A native of Madison County, KY, she was a daughter of Judge Vernon and Bessie Tribble Leer. She was a member of Nicholasville Christian Church, Lexington Country Club, Keeneland Club, Clio Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is survived by a daughter, Ann Duncan Nave Bass; granddaughter, Elizabeth Vance Jenkins; three great grandchildren, Van Ransler Jenkins, IV, Miranda Weathers Jenkins, and John Duncan Jenkins, all of Lexington. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her son-in-law, Jim H. Bass. Services will be 11 AM Wednesday at Maple Grove Cemetery, Nicholasville, KY. Casket bearers will be Henry Knight, C.V. Ethington, Bill Arvin, Gus Bynum, Hugh Logan Scott and Gary Denton. Visitation will be 4-7 PM Tuesday at W.R. Milward Mortuary-Broadway. Memorials may be made to Taylor Manor Nursing Home, 30 Berry Ave, Versailles, KY, 40383 or Alzheimer’s Association, 836 Euclid Ave, Ste 322, Lexington, KY 40502.