Gillian "Jill" Mary Hayward

Gillian M. “Jill” Nash Hayward, 56, of Dayton, died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 18, 2011, at the First Baptist Church with burial following at Magnolia Park Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Jill was born March 24, 1955 in Dagenham, England, to parents; Henry and Catherine Hawker Nash, and has resided in the Dayton area for the past 25 years. She graduated high school and attended college in England before relocating to the states, was a homemaker, former receptionist for the Seaberg Dental Office, former employee at Dayton State Bank, and member of the First Baptist Church and choir member in Dayton. She also enjoyed cooking, sewing, singing, dancing, fishing, church activities, and being a caddy for her husband. Mrs. Hayward was preceded in death by her father: Henry Nash and daughter: Carly Cheri Reich. She is survived by her husband of nine years: John Hayward of Dayton, daughters: Lori A. McLellan and husband Justin of Sunnyvale, CA, Holly C. Reich of Houston, Sarah Shelby of Huffman, and Emily Bederka and husband Jacob of Dayton, mother: Catherine Hawker Nash of England, brother: Dennis Nash and wife Leslie of England, grandchildren: John Mason Shelby, Chance Shelby, Zoi Hayward, Hanna Brown, Logan Bederka, and Addysen Bederka, and numerous other relatives, and friends.