Nancy Jo Driver

Nancy Jo Driver obituary

Nancy Jo Driver

Nancy Driver Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Strickland Funeral Home & Crematory - Wendell on Sep. 17, 2025.

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Nancy Jo Martin Driver
September 30, 1936 – September 16, 2025

ZEBULON – Nancy Jo Martin Driver, 88, made her heavenly transition on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. She was born September 30, 1936, in Franklin County to the late Foster Martin and Shirley Stallings Martin. Nancy worked as a Teller with First Citizens Bank. She was a long-time widower after the loss of her beloved husband, Grady Lawrence Driver, in 1981. Nancy had a strong will, meek, mild, loving, but most of all, Godly. She loved children and enjoyed spending time at the Pilot daycare. In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by her sister, Treasure Martin Lewis.

Nancy is survived by her sons, Gregory Lawrence Driver and Rodney Davis Driver; daughter-in-law Carol McCoy Driver; granddaughter, April Collins and husband Trevor, and grandson Robert Driver; great granddaughters, Kinsley Tela Collins and Scarlett Jo Collins.

A funeral service will be held at 4:00pm on Thursday, September 18, 2025, in the Chapel of Strickland Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will take place from 2:30pm – 4:00pm, prior to the service. Interment will follow at the Bunn Alford Upchurch Family Cemetery.

The family would like to thank Brookdale Senior Living, Caregivers Nikki Scott and Mary Lawler, Transitions Life Care, Wake Medical Center, Amada Senior Care, Always Best Senior Care, and Franklin, Wake and Nash County EMS services.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are requested to be made to Transitions Life Care, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607. www.transitionslifecare.org

Arrangements are entrusted to Strickland Funeral Home & Crematory, 211 W. Third St., Wendell, NC 27591. www.stricklandfuneral.com

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