Nancy L. Couch Heavner, 75, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin. Formerly of Hagerstown, Md., she resided in Selbyville for the last five years.
Born Feb.1, 1935, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Mabel V. Reel.
Nancy worked at EJ Fennel as a seamstress until the closing of the business. She then obtained her high school diploma and worked at Rotorex in Walkersville, Md., for several years. She retired from Action Products in Hagerstown.
Nancy is survived by two daughters, Frances I. Chapman and husband, Lee, of Dunlap, Tenn., and daughter, Brenda L. Tomlinson and husband, Bill, of Selbyville, with whom she resided for the past 12 years. She is also survived by two granddaughters, whom she raised, Nanaette Kagle Bordner and husband, Ken, of Dillsburg, Pa., and Angela Kagle Ashworth of Hagerstown. She is also survived by the two most precious things in her life, great-granddaughters, Paige Morgan Ashworth and Jenna Brook Ashworth, also of Hagerstown. Nancy is also survived by a brother, Howard Reel of Baltimore and a sister, Catherine Handschuh, also of Baltimore.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Garnett "Don" L. Couch; a brother, Leonard Reel; and a sister, Margaret Gardner.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave., Hagerstown, Md., with the Rev. Louis Emerick officiating. Interment will be in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park following the service.
Friends and family may call one hour prior to the service at the chapel.
Memorial donations may be made to the Roxana VFD/Ambulance Squad, Station 70, 35943 Zion Church Road, Frankford, Del. 19945.
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