Sandra L. Nance

1941 - 2016

Sandra "Sandy" L. Nance
1941 - 2016
Sandra (Sandy) L. Nance passed away at a local hospital on February 21, 2016 of lung cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 20, 1941 to Raymond Whitney Lee Jenkins and Thelma Louise Rhodes in Boise, ID. She recently celebrated her 74th birthday with her family on November 20, 2015 and enjoyed every minute of the party. She grew up in Boise and attended schools in Boise as well. Sandy met James S. Nance (Jim) while waitressing at the Howdy Pardner Drive-In, Boise. They were married on October 28, 1961 in a small mining town, Golconda, NV. Together they raised four children. Lorrie L. Panzeri (Kelly), James L. Nance, Angela M. Nance, Michael R. Nance (Erika). They in turn gave them twelve grandchildren. Derek, Jake, Joe, Kristina, Brianna, Natalie, Jamie, Cindi, Sadie, Shelbie, Lydia, and Michael. She has great grandchildren that were able to see her the past few months of her illness and make her laugh. Her secretarial skills and friendly nature led her to work many years for Pitney Bowes, The Jones Medical Clinic, and finally retire from Blue Cross of Idaho.
In their retirement years Sandy and Jim loved to RV and wintered in Yuma, AZ. They traveled extensively around the United States camping, fishing, and parking for as many NASCAR races they could find. Her favorite driver, Dale Earnhardt passed away on The Daytona 500 race 15 years ago and she decided to join him on the same day to claim her seat in heaven. The family has joked that she arrived just in time for the last few exciting laps so she could get Mr. Earhhardt's expert opinion on who he thought would win. She was cheering for Kevin Harvick.
She was brave and fought the debilitating disease of lung cancer with grit, determination, and humor. The family would like to thank St. Alphonsus Cancer Center in Caldwell for their loving support as well as the oncology floor in Boise for the care she received when she first got diagnosed September 30, 2015 and the care they gave her the last few days of her life. She will be missed not only by her devoted husband Jim, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, but also her siblings, Dick, Debbie, Todd, Dave, Duane, and Melvina. Numerous nieces, nephews cousins, family, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Thelma and her sister Sandy.
Her memorial service will be held on Saturday March 19, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Summers Funeral Home, Meridian Chapel, 3629 E. Ustick Rd, Meridian, ID 83646. Thank you to everyone who has reached out to give the family love and support.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family on Sandra's memorial webpage at www.summersfuneral.com