Betty Marie Nail, 95, of Litchfield died on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Friday, Oct. 23, at First Baptist Church in Litchfield. Burial will follow in Kinder Cemetery, south of Hornsby. Visitation will be held at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
Mrs. Nail was born on June 21, 1931, in Hornsby, the daughter of Earl Wesley and Edna Lucille (Ahern) Farrar. She attended Hornsby School through the eighth grade and went on to graduate from Gillespie High School with the class of 1949.
She married Loyd Wayne Nail on Feb. 10, 1952, at the St. Timothy United Methodist Church parsonage in Litchfield. During their seventy-four years of marriage, they always made time for their growing family of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Prior to starting a family, Mrs. Nail was employed by J.J. Newberry and the Bank and Trust. She and her husband enjoyed square dancing and were members of the Calico Twirlers Square Dance Club for over forty years. She was an active member of First Baptist Church in Litchfield and served the Lord by teaching Sunday school and vacation Bible school, helped establish the church library and volunteered in several other areas of the church. She loved to bake, read and travel.
Mrs. Nail is survived by her husband, Loyd Nail of Litchfield; sons, Kenneth (Kathy) Nail of Litchfield and Larry (Kimberly) Nail of Chatham; daughter, Linda (Tom) Horstick of Garnett, KS; grandchildren, Sara (Patrick) McGinthy of O’Fallon, Kristina (Brad) Blake of Litchfield, Jeffrey (Whitney) Nail of Collinsville, JT (Jess) Horstick of Olathe, KS, Adam (Marissa) Horstick of Richmond, KS, Katelin (Daniel) Luman of Castle Rock, CO, Jordan (Makenna) Horstick of Moravia, IA, Lauren (Joe) Ballweg of Chatham and Alex (Cassidy) Nail of Rochester; great-grandchildren, Brooklynn McGinthy, Myles McGinthy, Jocelynn Blake, Jackson Blake, Jillian Blake, Maxwell Nail, Samuel Nail, Weston Nail, Rhonan Nail, Andi Horstick, Codi Horstick, Paxton Horstick, Peyton Horstick, Kambria Luman, Zia Luman, Emma Ballweg, Mia Ballweg and Sawyer Ballweg; brother-in-law and his wife, Henry and Jane Nail of Litchfield; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Edna Farrar; brothers, Francis Farrar and James Farrar, sisters-in-law, Louise Farrar and Wanda Farrar; and brother-in-law and his wife, Earl and Bev Nail.
Memorials may be directed to the Kinder Cemetery Association, c/o Bill Guthrie, 714 E. Union Avenue, Litchfield, IL 62056 or First Baptist Church, 608 N. Van Buren St., Litchfield, IL 62056.
Plummer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. To leave an online condolence or to order flowers, please visit www.plummerfuneralservices.com.
