Nancy Lou Matthews, 75 of Chadwick, IL, died Thursday, August 10, 2017.
Nancy was born on October 13, 1941, in Livingston, WI, to Lester and Vera (Davenport) Reger. She married James Matthews on September 25, 1959, at the Little Brown Church in the Vale at Nashua, IA. She enjoyed working in her flower gardens and bird watching, especially hummingbirds and orioles. Nancy was the Salutatorian of her class, graduating from Cobb High School, Cobb, WI, in 1959. Nancy was the owner of J & N Dipworm and enjoyed fishing for catfish in the Mississippi and Rock Rivers with Jim. She adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Those left to honor her memory include her husband Jim of Chadwick; her daughters, Billie Jo (Don Geiger) Matthews of Coleta, IL, Bobbie (Jerry) Gibbs of Milledgeville, IL, Bette (Dalbert) Wiebenga of Morrison, IL, and Be (Eric) Miller of Milledgeville; her sons, Jon (Mary) Matthews of Lanark, IL, and JC (Kim) Matthews of Milledgeville; her grandchildren, Steven (Sarah) Wiebenga, Kevin Wiebenga, Andrew Gibbs, Eric Gibbs (Logan Feltmeyer), Damon Miller, and Rylee Matthews; step-grandchildren, Jeff (Alissa) Althoff and Katie (Rick) Warner; great-grandchildren, Caden, Madelynn, and Nolan Wiebenga; step-great-grandchildren, Taylor Hooper, Maddy and Austin Warner, and Henry and Jared Althoff.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, and a sister.
There will be a gathering in Nancy’s honor, on Sunday, August 27, 2017, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Milledgeville Men’s Club, 204 N. Main Avenue, Milledgeville, IL.