Nancy Graney Caperton

Nancy Graney Caperton

Nancy Graney Caperton of Charlottesville, grand and gracious mother and friend, one who treasured the performing arts, frequent actor, musician, and entertainer, life of the party, life-long supporter of the VSAF, loyal season ticket holder who never missed the Virginia versus Virginia Tech football game, with activities ranging from book and investment clubs, to cards, bowling, and, of course, golf, landed in the short grass on Saturday, November 28, 2009.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Patrick Clifford Graney Sr. and Thelma Snyder Graney; her brother, Patrick Clifford Graney Jr.; and sister-in-law, Anne Revercomb Graney, all of West Virginia.

Nancy was born in Mt. Hope, West Virginia, on January 13, 1930. As a high school student, she attended Stuart Hall in Staunton, graduated from Mount Holyoke College, and moved to Charlottesville in 1951 to begin her family.

She started her career in real estate with Hasbrouck and Graham in 1965, where she was known as a creative and tireless agent. She retired from the Roy Wheeler Realty Company in 1997.

Always active in her community, Nancy served on the boards of The Salvation Army, The Greencroft Club, and The United Way.

Nancy is survived by her daughters, Kathryn Caperton Wright and her husband, Douglas, of Richmond, Mary Gaston Caperton of Charlottesville, Mason Caperton Hood and her her husband, Charles, of Richmond; five grandchildren, Timothy Caperton Wright, Mary Mason Wright, Nancy Douglas Wright, Kathryn Kirkland Hood, and Philip Snyder Hood. Her far reaching family includes loving nieces and nephews, Sharon Graney Bibb and her husband, Thomas, Patrick Clifford Graney III and his wife, Jessica, Sara Graney Schroeder and her husband, Fred, and Michael Revercomb Graney and his wife, Margaret; grand nieces and nephews, Anne McCall Campbell Bibb, Patrick Clifford Graney IV, Gouverneur Chapman Michael Graney, Kevin Burns Graney, Michael Elwis Graney, Madison Lane Graney, Michael Revercomb Graney Jr., and Margaret Hughes Graney. Her love of family was extended to embrace countless treasured friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests you make donations to the Martha Jefferson Cancer Center, 459 Locust Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22902 or to Westminster Presbyterian Church.

A memorial service for Nancy will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 190 Rugby Road, Charlottesville, Virginia.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.