Nathan Gaines

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Nathan P. Gaines, Sr. Mr. Nathan P. Gaines, Sr., age 82, of Madison, Indiana,entered this life on September 9, 1932 in Madison, Indiana. He was raised in Madison and was a 1951 graduate of Madison High School. He had attended college for two years and was inducted into the United States Navy on January 6, 1952. He rose to the rate of Chief Hospital Corpsman. He retired with the rate of Chief Petty Officer after serving in the Vietnam War, receiving the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Fifth Good Conduct Medal and was honorably discharged with twenty years of service on February 3, 1971 in San Diego, California. He was united in marriage on May 3, 1965 to Judith C. Hurst, in Sparks, Nevada. This happy union of forty nine years was blessed with a son, Nathan, Jr. Nathan had worked in Ordinance Engineering at the Jefferson Proving Ground and as Director of Medical Records at Doctors Hospital in Long Beach, California. Nathan was a member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Madison Country Club, Madison Elks Club No. 524, Madison VFW Post 1969, Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion and the Fleet Reserve Association. Nate enjoyed golf, bowling, horse racing and gambling boats. Nathan died on Wednesday, October 22, 2014, at 8:20 p.m. at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Nathan will be missed by his loving wife of forty nine years, Judith C. (Hurst) Gaines of Madison, Indiana; his loving son, Nathan Paul Gaines, Jr. and his wife, Tonette of Merced, California; his loving grandchildren, Chauntelle, Analise, Jonathan, Sarah & Amanda; his adoring great grandchildren, Kailee, Iselea, Natalee, Nathan, Jesslyn, Elliott, Jeorgia Anne, & Henry; his sister in law, Patti Vieira of Two Harbors, Minnesota; his nephew, Brandon Anderson; his special cousin, Nettie Malcomb of North Vernon, Indiana; several nieces, nephews, cousins and other relative. He was preceded in death by father, George Gaines, his mother, Fern Doogs Gaines Kuppler, his daughter, Jody E. Kaufman, his brother, Francis E. Gaines. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, October 26, 2014, at 1:00 p.m., by Father Christopher A. Craig at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Amylodosis Foundation. Cards are available at the funeral home.

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