ELTON N. "POSEY" NASON
Newport - Elton N. “Posey” Nason 82 died unexpectedly Nov. 28, 2005 at a Pittsfield hospital. He was born in Palmyra December 30, 1922 the son of Thomas M. and Elida E. (Heald) Nason. He attended Newport High School where he excelled in sports. “Posey” as his friends knew him was a business man, and inventor, and a visionary, always starting up new businesses and then moving on to something more challenging when they were a going concern. In his early years he worked at Striar’s Woolen Mill but soon built himself a Jitterbug and drove that into Nason Construction Company, then on to real estate and helping develop Newport. Posey was a life member of the Sebasticook Valley Snowmobile Club in Newport. You could always count on seeing Posey and Sally in his bright Red Model A on a sunny summer day driving around Newport and surrounding towns.

He is survived by his daughter and her husband Lynda and Bill Fowlie of Harmony, two grandsons William of Harmony and Ronald of Edinburg Texas two great granddaughters Jasmine Fowlie of Skowhegan and Sabrina Fowlie of Kingfield, one brother and his wife Harry and Dot Nason of Newport, his long time friend and companion Sally Millett of Newport and her family Hugh Flye of Henniker NH, Rhonda McPherson of Alexandria, VA, their children (his extended grandchildren) Jaclyn Flye, Colby and William McPherson. Two brothers Thomas and Richard predeceased him.

Friends may call 6 to 8 PM Wednesday Nov. 30, 2005 at the Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Service 34 High St. Newport. Private graveside services will be conducted 11 AM Friday Dec. 2, 2005 at Riverside Cemetery Newport with Pastor Al Worden officiating.

Friends who wish are asked to make memorial donations to the Newport Cultural Center Building Fund 23 Water Street Newport Me. 04953. Donations envelopes are available at the Brown Funeral Home.