Dixie Lee Nush

Dixie Lee Nush, 53, passed away in Ponderay on Saturday, November 21, 2009. Memorial services will be conducted at 11;00 am, Wednesday, Nov. 25th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Dixie was born in Sandpoint, Idaho on April 12, 1956 and attended Bonner County Schools. She lived in Everett, Washington for 20 years, returning to Sandpoint in 2005. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary and enjoyed working with her hands doing craft work. She loved her family, her grand daughter, and liked to collect cookie jars. She is survived by 5 children Jerry Nush in Everett, WA; Terry Nush in Ponderay; George Nush in Ponderay; David Nush in Everett, WA; and Amy Nush in Ponderay. Also surviving is her grandchild Erin, her mother Georgia Leonard in Sandpoint; her brother Ernest Bowman, other relatives and many many friends. She was preceded in death by her father William Bowman, her step father Leonard Leonard, and a sister Connie Bowman.