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 1932 - 2018 (86 years)
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| Name |
Nancy Hennessee Biddix |
| Birth |
26 Feb 1932 |
Pleasant Gardens, McDowell County, North Carolina  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Occupation |
Educator [2] |
| Death |
14 Jun 2018 |
Lakeland, Polk County, Florida [2] |
| Burial |
Forest Lawn Cemetery, Matthew, North Carolina [2] |
| Person ID |
I9451 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
11 Jan 2020 |
| Father |
George Edwin Biddix, b. 8 Nov 1905, McDowell County, North Carolina d. 25 Feb 1995, Rutherford County, North Carolina (Age 89 years) |
| Mother |
Pansy Alaska Hennessee, b. 27 Jul 1910, McDowell County, North Carolina d. 26 Oct 1988, McDowell County, North Carolina (Age 78 years) |
| Married |
21 Feb 1930 |
North Cove, McDowell County, North Carolina [3] |
| Marriage |
21 Jan 1931 |
McDowell County, North Carolina [4] |
| Family ID |
F1317 |
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| Notes |
- Obituary for Nancy Hennessee Biddix McKinnis
On June 14, 2018, Nancy Hennessee Biddix McKinnis passed away under hospice care at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Lakeland, FL as a result of complications from orthopedic surgery.
A native of McDowell County, Nancy was born February 26, 1932 at home in Pleasant Gardens, NC, to the late George Edwin Biddix, Sr. and Pansy Hennessee Biddix. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her daughter, Barbara McKinnis, her sister Pansy Biddix Read, and her brother Carl Biddix.
Nancy, a lifelong educator, started her 38 year teaching career at Pleasant Gardens School in Marion, NC and later taught in the Mecklenburg and Union County School Systems where she was twice named teacher of the year. She received her undergraduate degree at Berea College in Kentucky and her Master’s Degree at UNC Charlotte. Through her spirit of determination, optimistic approach to life and genuine concern for others, Nancy was beloved by her students, a loyal friend to many and devoted to her family. She had a friendly smile and had an unusual ability to remember the names of everyone she met. When not taking care of her family and being a full-time teacher, she was involved in many community activities including girl scout leader, church youth leader, and square dancing as well as an avid reader who enjoyed china painting and other crafts. After retirement, she and her husband, Bill, spent many happy years traveling in their motor home throughout the US states and many parts of Canada and Mexico. In her later years, she and her husband lived in Lakeland Florida where she continued to make friends and be involved in social and charitable activities. Though her final years were spent enduring seeming endless surgeries, she kept a cheerful, can-do attitude and was supported unwaveringly by her husband through her multiple hospitalizations and rehabilitations.
She leaves behind her devoted husband of 62 years, William McKinnis and two loving daughters, Elizabeth McKinnis Poston, husband Alfred and their son Eason; and Carolyn McKinnis, who all reside in Charlotte NC; her two brothers; Edwin Biddix, Jr, and his wife Reva of Rutherfordton NC and John Biddix, and his loving companion Pat of Pleasant Gardens NC. Also surviving are her sisters-in-law Jeanette Graves and Ann Hunter of Winter Haven FL. She will be missed by many friends and family both in Florida and North Carolina.
A private service will be held on Friday, July 20th at 11:30 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Matthew, NC.
Heritage Funeral Home is serving the McKinnis family.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Nancy Hennessee Biddix McKinnis please visit our Sympathy Store.
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- Mother,
You are with me everyday. I love you and miss you and am very thankful to have known the love and devotion you showed Daddy, Beth, Barbara and me throughout our lives. Though I'll miss speaking with you and seeing you, it is your hugs I'll miss the most. Thank you for teaching me by example how to be generous to others with your time, patience and love. I've not yet lived up to your example but am trying everyday!
Your love of art and nature is with me. When I see a beautiful picture, flower or watching the hummingbirds out my kitchen window, I think of you. It has been said that "Hummingbirds float free of time, carrying our hopes for love, joy and celebration. The hummingbird's delicate grace reminds us that life is rich, beauty is everywhere, and every personal connection has meaning and that laughter is life's sweetest creation."
Alll my love, Carolyn
Carolyn McKinnis - July 19, 2018 at 08:34 AM
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| Sources |
- [S50167] "North Carolina, Birth Index, 1800-2000," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VHT6-3T9 : accessed.
- [S15093] Nancy Hennessee Biddix McKinnis (1932-2018), Obituary, https://www.heritagecares.com/obituaries/Nancy-Mckinnis/#!/Obitua.
- [S50170] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=biddix&GSfn=george&GSmn=edwin&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=.
- [S50166] "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGZ4-J83 : accessed 20 J.
- [S15096] Carolyn McKinnis - July 19, 2018 at 08:34 AM, memorial to her mother, https://www.heritagecares.com/obituaries/Nancy-Mck.
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