Nannie Blanche “Nancy” Kirkman-James-Maffei-VonCanon had a 94-year life well-lived.
Ms. VonCanon passed away peacefully in Clarksville, TN on October 18, 2016, after an extended illness with Alzheimer’s disease.
A short service will take place inside the mausoleum at Guilford Memorial Park, Saturday, October 22, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time, in Greensboro, NC. Interment will follow the service, inside the mausoleum.
Ms. VonCanon was a 1940 graduate of Sumner School and a life-long resident of the Groometown Road area in Greensboro, NC. She retired from Prago/Guyes department store and worked part time at Brownhill’s in Friendly Shopping Center until 1982, rounding out a 40-year career in the women’s fashion industry. She sold ladies ready-to-wear fashion and had the pleasure of dressing Miss North Carolina as well as other pageant contestants through the years.
Until age and illness relocated her to Clarksville, TN to live with her daughter, she was an active, life-long member of Vickrey United Methodist Church, where she participated in United Methodist Women’s Circle 1. She maintained her membership at Vickrey United Methodist Church as well as the Railroad Ladies Auxiliary. One of her favorite hobbies was all-day Canasta socials with her sisters and closest friends.
Ms. VonCanon is preceded in death by her three wonderful husbands, Charles H. James, Jr. “CH” (1941-1963); Nicholas P. Maffei “Nick” (1965-1975); and Forest W. VonCanon (1978-1985); as well as her parents, Raymond V. and Nannie R. Kirkman; and her seven brothers and sisters.
She leaves behind a daughter, Nancy J. (Sidney) Coltrane; grandson, James C. (Pam) Coltrane; granddaughter, Jeannie C. (Tim) O’Brien; three great granddaughters, Kassie, Emma, and Erika; brother-in-law, Mahlon B. Hancock of Greensboro, NC; sister-in-law, Elsie J. Terrell of Greensboro, NC; four sisters-in-law of Sanford, NC, Carthage, NC, and Boulder, CO; and many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the entire staff of Walking Horse Meadows, AseraCare Hospice, and Home Instead Senior Care. A special thanks goes to Ms. Pam, Jena, and Yanick, her nightly sitters.
The family would also like to extend their most heartfelt gratitude to Mrs. Angie Maxson, who loved and cared for “Maw Maw” like she was her own. Everyone needs an Angie!
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to the Vickrey United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, 5348 Vickrey Chapel Road, Greensboro, NC 27407-9788.
Arrangements are entrusted to Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, 1510 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040; (931) 645-6488.