November 29, 1947 – March 28, 2023
Nancy Carol (Root) Jones, 75, of Columbus, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital.
Born November 29, 1947, in Bedford, she was the daughter of Homer and Evalou (Williams) Root.
Nancy worked most of her career as a secretary, working in business offices, retiring from the Dorel Group. She was a member of the Calvary Community Fellowship Church of the Nazarene in Columbus.
Surviving are her children, Lora Lea (Michael) Price of Butlerville, Indiana, and Lisa Lynn (Leonard) Pangburn of Lexington, Indiana; grandchildren, Kelly Butcher, Michael Butcher, and Erica Boaz; and 7 great-grandchildren.
Her parents, and siblings; Billy Root, Vernon Root, and Brenda Blair, preceded her in death.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 3, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home and Cremation Center with Rev. Paul Blair officiating.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday, April 2, and from 9:30 until the service on Monday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chastainfuneralhome.com.
