Nancey Nevels

Obituaries

Wednesday, 12 July 2023 10:32

Mrs. Nancey Pauline Corbitt Nevels, 58 of Hollywood, received her eternal heavenly reward on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 after an extended illness.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at Scottsboro Funeral Home with burial following in Pinehaven Memorial Gardens. Services were officiated by Bro. Bobby Smart.
Nancey dedicated herself to the Lord by loving and serving others. She attended Wright’s Chapel and served as pianist. She was a prayer warrior on behalf of all who knew her. A graduate of Stevenson High and Northeast Alabama Community College, she was employed by the Jackson County Board of Education as an Auxiliary Pre-K teacher at Stevenson Elementary. Affectionately known as Mrs. Nan by many, she received great joy in teaching, loving, serving and praying for the children in her care. Before becoming a teacher, she was Director of Operations for A.J. & AshMar Enterprise (McDonald’s), where she received numerous awards for her excellence in service. Prior to that, she worked as a general manager at Jack’s Hamburgers.

Nancey was an avid reader, beach lover and enthusiastic supporter of the Crimson Tide. She enjoyed spending her fall Saturdays tailgating with her family and friends in Tuscaloosa.
She is survived by her husband of 38 years, David Nevels; daughter, Haley (Zack) Shelton with Shelton; mother, Dorothy Corbitt; sister, Lisa (Bill) Summerford with Paul, Nikki, Kenneth and families; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ronda (Lanar) Hastings with Samantha, Daniel (Melanie) Nevels with Meg, Brad and families, Robin (Terry) Rogers with Shelby and Jackson. She was preceded in death by her father, Rayford Corbitt; sisters, Billie Sue and Betty Corbitt; mother and father-in-law, Jack and Nessa Nevels.