Nancy Jane Guthrie Billingsley, 69, a resident of Bolivar, Tennessee and wife of the late Steven Monroe Billingsley passed away this life on Tuesday afternoon, January 11, 2022 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Nancy was born March 2, 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of the late John Robert Guthrie and the late Dorthy Jewell Perry Guthrie. She was a A 1971 graduate of Trezevant High School in Memphis, he was a model in previous years. She was a dedicated member of the Oral Roberts Abundant Life prayer group and always prayed for others. Some of the organizations Nancy donated to were The 700 Club, The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, Jerusalem Prayer Team International (Dr. Mike Evans), Friends of Zion Ministry, and the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.
Nancy met the love of her life, Steven Monroe Billingsley, in June 1976 at First United Methodist Church in Whiteville, Tennessee and they were married there on October 17, 1976 by Wilson E. Jones MG Her pride and joy were Jesus, her husband and her only son, Christopher, whom she trained in the ways of the Lord, Jesus. Mr Billingsley predeceased her on March 9, 2020.
Mrs. Billingsley enjoyed collecting Precious Moments, Beauty & The Beast and Disney figurines, Thomas Kinkade paintings and dolls, flowers from her garden and buying clothes for other children. She loved her cat, Garfield, butterflies, feeding hummingbirds, and talking on the phone with many of her friends, especially Phyllis Gatewood and Vernon Moore. Mrs Billingsley lost twins in miscarriage, thought of them often and therefore looked forward to seeing them again.
Mrs. Billingsley is survived by her son, Christopher Monroe K. Billingsley of Bolivar, TN and two sisters, Patsy Sue Wheelis (Charles) of Memphis, TN and Dorthy Allen (Ken) of Memphis, TN.
Memorial services for Mrs. Billingsley will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 21, 2022 at Peebles West Funeral Chapel in Oakland. Interment will follow at Fayette County Memorial Park Cemetery on Highway 64. A visitation for Mrs. Billingsley will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, January 21, 2022 at Peebles West Funeral Chapel in Oakland.
The family requests that memorials be addressed to LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, PO Box 41817, Memphis, TN 38174-1817.
Condolences can be left on our online guestbook at www.PeeblesFuneralHome.com.
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