Individual Details

Nina Ruth Britt Edwards, age 98, of Richmond, died Thursday, October 9, 2014, at Sterling House of Richmond. Nina Ruth was born on July 27, 1916, in Temple Hill, Kentucky, to Dr. William T. and Dora Bertram Britt. She had lived in Glasgow and Owensboro, Kentucky; St. Louis, Missouri; Flora, Illinois; Jeffersonville, Indiana; Defiance, Ohio; Naples, Florida; and Richmond, Indiana. Nina Ruth was a member of Central United Methodist Church in Richmond. Survivors include her daughters, Helen Sue Shafer of Richmond, Susan Joy Smellie of Naples, Florida, and Linda (David) Polzin of Perrysburg, Ohio; grandchildren, Jim (Karen) Cashman, Michael (Judy) Smellie, Steph (Carol) Britt, Mary (John) Kuykendall, Kurt (Sheri) Polzin, and Amanda (Jim) Drohan; and great-grandchildren, James (Rachel) Cashman, Tori Cashman, Katherine Britt, Daniel and Joel Kuykendall, Allie and Regan Polzin, and Camdyn, Taigan, and Breckin Drohan. She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Russell C. Edwards; parents; siblings, Lennie Britt, Addis (Elizabeth) Britt, Ena Grace (Howard) Hendricks and three infant brothers; granddaughter, Virginia Ann Cashman Hatcher; and sons-in-law, Robert Shafer and Rev. Larry Smellie. Visitation for Nina Ruth Britt Edwards will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, October 13, 2014, at A. F. Crow & Son Funeral Home, 201 East Washington Street, Glasgow, Kentucky. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at First United Methodist Church, 500 South Green Street, Glasgow, with Rev. John Shephard officiating. Burial will be in Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Local arrangements are being handled by Doan & Mills Funeral Home, 790 National Road West, Richmond. Memorial contributions may be made to: First United Methodist Church, 500 South Green Street, Glasgow, Kentucky 42141 or a charity of the donor’s choice. Condolences may be sent to the family via the guest book at www.doanmillsfuneralhome.com.

Memorials: First United Methodist Church, 500 South Green Street, Glasgow, Kentucky 42141 or a charity of the donor’s choice

Birth	27 Jul 1916	Kentucky
Death	9 Oct 2014
Burial		Glasgow Municipal Cemetery, Barren County, Kentucky

Spouse	Russell C. Edwards (1916 - 2005)
Child	Helen Sue Edwards (1938 - 2015)
Child	Living
Child	Living

Father	Dr. William Thomas Britt (1863 - 1923)
Mother	Dora Bell Bertram (1880 - 1961)
Sibling	Lennie Britt (1897 - )
Sibling	Addis Shelley Britt (1907 - 2005)
Sibling	Ina Grace Britt (1902 - )