Nancy Lynn Bush

1 Samuel 2:2(Hannah’s song of praise)” There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God”.

Nancy Lynn Bush, 64, of Canyon Lake, Texas passed away on September 14, 2026. Born to Joanna Clarice Brush(Kiesling) and Kenneth Charles Brush in Kittery, Maine on June 1, 1962. Joanna would eventually bring Nancy and her four siblings to New Braunfels, Texas. On May 10, 1970, Nancy was baptized at First Baptist Church, publicly professing her faith, making Christ her Lord and Savior. Her youth was spent being very active within her church and school as well as with family and friends, she was especially close to her mother.

In 1980 she graduated from New Braunfels High School, and would go on to enjoy skating and being a DJ at Skate Skeller on Landa St.

Developing her management skills in multiple fields, finishing with Gardenville.

In 1982 she married James Louis Smith, and on June 1,1987, they were blessed with a child, Samuel Cole Smith during their nine year marriage. In 1992, after moving to Fayetteville, North Carolina, Nancy began a six year marriage with Eric Daniel Jernigan. During her time with Gardenville, she met Peter Charles Bush while hosting a radio show” Your Back Yard”. After dating multiple years, the two would marry in 2011, and would remain so until the day she passed.

Nancy deeply cherished the friendships in her life Evelyn, Janet, and Kat just to name three. Being DIY oriented, she also enjoyed carpentry, gardening, painting, and sowing.

But her strongest drive, beneath only Christ himself, was motherhood. She was loving, hard working, and generous, especially as a mother. She and her son were usually together, she will be missed, but lovingly remembered.

Joshua 1:9″ Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, For the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go”.

Nancy is survived by her husband Peter Bush, her son Samuel Smith, her step daughters, Jamie, Ramsey, Britni, Courtney and Ashley Bush; her sisters, Helen Moore and Barbara Smith(Roger); her brother, Gerald Brush (Joy) and nieces Tiva, Jaella, and Jaycee. She also leaves many extended family, friends and her pet cat “Flopsy”. She is predeceased by her grandparents Werner Kiesling sr. and Ruby Kiesling, her parents Kenneth Brush and Joanna Brush(Kiesling), and her sister Rebecca Villarreal.

A Viewing will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at First Baptist Church, New Braunfels at 10:00 AM with the Funeral Services to begin at 11:00 AM. Her desire is to be cremated after the funeral services and interred at Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park.