Nina Bushman Huish Graff

Nina Bushman Huish Graff, 91, returned home to her Heavenly Father and her eternal sweetheart on February 22, 2016. She was born October 19, 1924, in Joseph City, AZ to Jesse and Sarah Elva Porter Bushman. She grew up in Joseph City and was the 7th of 10 children. Nina has been a loving wife, mother and a wonderful grandmother. She married her sweetheart, Willard Kenneth Huish on December 11, 1942, in the Mesa, AZ temple. They were blessed with a son, Robert Kenneth Huish, and a daughter, Joann Gifford. Ten years after Kenneth’s death, she married Emil J. Graff and after Emil’s passing, she was married to Gordon Campbell for a short time. Nina worked as secretary for many years; she has worked at Williams Air Force Base in Mesa, AZ, Yuma School District, AZ, Autonetics, Anaheim, CA, and Dixie College, St George, UT. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, holding many callings in Primary, Young Women’s, Sunday school, and many years in the Extraction program. She was the scribe for Patriarch Clark in La Habra, CA, and to Patriarch Hinton in Hurricane, UT. In 1969, Nina and Kenneth settled in Hurricane, UT, where she worked as a personal secretary at Dixie College for Pres. Ferron Losee and as the main secretary in the Science Dept. She was always sending thoughts and notes to family, friends and neighbors. She had a special talent to make everyone smile and always enjoyed playing board games and visiting with family and friends. Nina is survived by: her son Robert (Nancy) Huish, Salt Lake City, UT, her daughter Joann (Merlin) Gifford, Cedar City, UT; 13 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, her sister Zelda (Bob) Turley, Glendale, AZ, and sister-in-law Louise Bushman. She was preceded in death by: her husband; her parents; her brothers Melvin, Harold, Orvil and Virgil; and her sisters Adele, Verna, Lois and Elva Mae. The family would like to express their gratitude to everyone who tenderly cared for Nina, especially Becky Wright Wheeler. A viewing will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2016, at 12 p.m. followed by the funeral service at 1 p.m. at the Hurricane 5th Ward Chapel, 274 S. 100 W. in Hurricane, UT. Interment will be at Hurricane City Cemetery.

Nina Bushman Huish Graff

October 19, 1924 - February 22, 2016