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Nancy L. Lane Eckel

Birth
Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois, USA
Death
15 Jan 2018 (aged 91)
Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois, USA
Burial
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Nancy L. Eckel, 91, of Sullivan passed away at 8:15 p.m. Sunday January 14, 2018 in Eastview Terrace, Sullivan.

Nancy was born May 5, 1926 in Sullivan the daughter of Glen H. and Agnes Harshman Lane.

Nancy was an active member of the Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ and had an unquestionably strong faith. She was a soprano in the choir and had a great joy of music. She loved helping people and spent many years in the RSVP Program at the Sullivan Elementary School as a volunteer and a pen pal. She and Wayne loved to travel and her favorite location was the Grand Tetons. Nancy adored light houses and had acquired quite a collection of replicas. Nancy had worked as a secretary for Wood and Mayberry in Sullivan and had been a member of the Sullivan Alumni Association.

Nancy married Wayne Eckel on June 23, 1951 in Sullivan and he preceded her in death on June 23, 2006. She was a mother, homemaker, a grandmother, a great grandmother and a loyal friend.

Surviving are her son, Christopher Wayne (Jeri) Eckel of Sullivan ; brother, Bradford (Patsy) Lane of Sullivan; grandchildren, Brandi (Kris) Binder, Schuyler (Conner) Sanders, Kelsey (Tyler) Binder Binder and Ryan (Taylor) Eckel and great grandchildren, Ethan Neville, Maddie Neville, Caden Binder, Jude Eckel and Dawson Eckel. Jude Eckel and Dawson Eckel.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and brothers Stanley, Sidney, Stuart (Joan) and Warren Lane.

Reed Funeral Home
Nancy L. Eckel, 91, of Sullivan passed away at 8:15 p.m. Sunday January 14, 2018 in Eastview Terrace, Sullivan.

Nancy was born May 5, 1926 in Sullivan the daughter of Glen H. and Agnes Harshman Lane.

Nancy was an active member of the Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ and had an unquestionably strong faith. She was a soprano in the choir and had a great joy of music. She loved helping people and spent many years in the RSVP Program at the Sullivan Elementary School as a volunteer and a pen pal. She and Wayne loved to travel and her favorite location was the Grand Tetons. Nancy adored light houses and had acquired quite a collection of replicas. Nancy had worked as a secretary for Wood and Mayberry in Sullivan and had been a member of the Sullivan Alumni Association.

Nancy married Wayne Eckel on June 23, 1951 in Sullivan and he preceded her in death on June 23, 2006. She was a mother, homemaker, a grandmother, a great grandmother and a loyal friend.

Surviving are her son, Christopher Wayne (Jeri) Eckel of Sullivan ; brother, Bradford (Patsy) Lane of Sullivan; grandchildren, Brandi (Kris) Binder, Schuyler (Conner) Sanders, Kelsey (Tyler) Binder Binder and Ryan (Taylor) Eckel and great grandchildren, Ethan Neville, Maddie Neville, Caden Binder, Jude Eckel and Dawson Eckel. Jude Eckel and Dawson Eckel.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and brothers Stanley, Sidney, Stuart (Joan) and Warren Lane.

Reed Funeral Home


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  • Added: Jan 15, 2018
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186658770/nancy_l-eckel: accessed ), memorial page for Nancy L. Lane Eckel (5 May 1926–15 Jan 2018), Find a Grave Memorial ID 186658770, citing Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by RWCNAC (contributor 46739623).