Nancy D. Hughes Wickwire, age 72, of Florence, passed away June 30, 2022.    The family will receive friends on Saturday, July 9 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home.

Nancy was a 1971 graduate of Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. During summer breaks, she served as a hospital aide. Upon graduation from college and certified as an elementary school teacher, she taught school for many years. In later years, she served as a Census Enumerator, Director of a day care and later served in Florence City Schools in Title 1, Reading and Mathematics. She held leadership positions in the P.E.O Sisterhood, Chapter S, Alabama for 10 years. She was in the choir for about 20 years at Westminster Presbyterian Church and made many church dinners. She also enjoyed singing with the Mother Singers. She had a deep love of music and she played the piano since childhood.  She was a volunteer at the Help Center and Safeplace.

Survivors include her loving husband, Charles Wickwire; children, Stacy Morris (Greg), Sarah Allen (Berry), and James Wickwire; grandchildren, Jacob and Aiden Morris; and sister, Connie Connour (Randy)  She was preceded in death by her siblings, Janice K. Fisk  and Phillip Batterton.

Memorials may be made to Safeplace in Florence, AL or to Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri.