Crosby Leroy Nail

In memory of Crosby LeRoy Nail

Crosby LeRoy Nail passed away early on Monday morning of January 23, 2023, after nearly fifty years as a quadriplegic, following a tragic motor vehicle accident in November 1973.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Irene Nail, and his sister Cherylene Lovett.

Crosby always believed life was like a good joke, with numerous incidents of family Hijinx along the way. He began his journey with his birth to Ralph and Irene Shirley Nail of Perry, KS, at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka on March 30, 1953. Crosby attended Perry public schools and moved with his family to Liberty Center, Ohio, where he finished high school. While he did not attend college, Crosby was employed as a factory worker in Ohio. Following the death of his father Ralph Nail, Crosby was moved to Topeka, and until his death, and resided at the Gardens at Aldersgate for the last twenty years of his life.

He is survived by his sister Elmerene McArthur of Manhattan, Kansas, his brother Dennis Nail of Lancaster, PA, his brother-in-law Christopher Lovett and his niece Elizabeth, both of Topeka. He is also survived by two nephews, Quentin and Colton McArthur of Kansas City; cousins Shirley Morrow of Topeka and Michael Morrow of Wichita, Dana Stanwix of Grantville, KS, Gena Leslie of Lecompton, KS, and Tina Sterling of Nashville, TN.