Nancy Lou Love Calloway

Published 2:52 pm Monday, July 22, 2024

Nancy Lou Love Calloway, 86, of Elizabethton, Tenn., passed away Monday, July 15, 2024, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital following an extended illness. Nancy was born on June 2, 1939 in Carter County to the late Isaac “Ike” Garfield Love and Lillian Barnett Love.

Nancy was a graduate of Elizabethton High School. Being in the Betsy Band as a First Chair Clarinet player was a big joy and highlight in her life. She also graduated from Steed College in Johnson City, Tenn. Nancy worked at Watts Insurance in Elizabethton, then at Raytheon Company in Bristol.

Kenneth and Nancy were married on January 2, 1962 and were married for 62 years. Nancy worked only a short while after she and Kenneth married. They had no children. She was a devoted wife to Kenneth and was always there to take care of her own mother and father. Nancy kept an immaculate home and loved taking care of the yard until she was no longer able.

Nancy (and Kenneth) had close ties through the years to Borderview Christian Church, First Christian Church in Elizabethton and West Side Christian Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ike and Lillian Love; a sister, Neva Marie Elliott; and her loving husband of 62 years, Kenneth Calloway, who recently passed away five months before to the day that Nancy passed away.

She is survived by a number of other family members including cousins, in-laws, and loved ones from both hers and Kenneth’s family, and caretakers. Nancy’s cousins, Betty Risk and Tony Barnett, along with Comora Tolliver and Billy Gentry  were among several she counted dear to her.

A Service to Celebrate the Life of Nancy will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, July 26, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Pastors Greg Key and Sam Brumit officiating. Entombment will follow in the Mausoleum of Hope at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. Friday, prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions and donations, in honor of Nancy, can be made to East Tennessee Christian Home and Academy in Elizabethton, 517 Allen Avenue, Elizabethton, TN 37643. Condolences may be sent to the family at our website, www.memorialfcelizabethton.com.

Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Calloway family.