Nancy Francis
( 1925 - 2009 )

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"If you have time, you should give it." Those simple words by Nancy Francis (1925-2009) summed up her life. In her 84 years she gave of both time and money which positively impacted thousands of lives throughout Huntington. "Volunteering was her Life." said Kheng McGuire, former director of United Way of the River Cities, where Francis served as board president and campaign volunteer. "She rolled up her sleeves and did whatever needed to be done. She was a classy lady with a heart of gold." Just some of the other organizations she helped included the Huntington Museum of Art, Cammack Children's Center, The Marshall foundation, The Society of Yeager Scholars, the Huntington Junior League and Hospice of Huntington. For her countless Contributions, she was placed on the Greater Huntington Wall of Fame in 1991 and named the Herald-Dispatch Citizen of the Year in 1992. Following her death in 2009, her daughter Anna Francis noted, "She devoted her life to community service, to making people's lives better. You give because it's the roght thing to do. you give from your heart."

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