
She was born on December 22, 1947 in Danville, Illinois to the late William Wesley Doney and Betty Josephine Camp Doney. She worked as a Registered Nurse in the medical profession. Nancy was married to David Werner. Nancy had a servant’s heart and loved to help people. She was an avid reader and enjoyed sewing. Above all she dearly loved God and her family and friends. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to all who knew her.
She is survived by her husband, David John Werner of Mena, Arkansas; two sons: Fred Werner and wife Hope of Belmont, Michigan and Jamshaid Naqvi of Grand Rapids, Michigan; a daughter, Connie Knappen and husband Scott of Cedar Springs, Michigan; grandchildren: Andrew Knappen, Aden Knappen, Ruben Warner and Hannah Naqvi; two sisters Jane Sprague of Williamsport, Indiana and Jennifer Doney of Nashville, Tennessee; and one brother, William “Bill” Doney and wife Dede of Oakwood, Illinois.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Marilyn Cushman and a niece Michelle Doney.
Funeral service were Saturday, February 16, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Cherry Hill Methodist Church in Cherry Hill with Pastor Debbie Head and Reverend Darryl Hines officiating. Interment followed in the Cherry Hill Cemetery under the direction of the Beasley Wood Funeral Home of Mena.
Visitation was Friday, February 15, 2019 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Beasley Wood.
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