In loving memory of

Nancy Skelley Lewis
December 18, 1936 - October 12, 2011

Nancy Skelley Lewis, a resident of Cumming, GA, native of Pittsburgh, PA, passed away on October 12, 2011. She was preceded in death by her son, Craig Steven Lewis who died of Leukemia at the age of 4.

Nancy is survived by her spouse, Gareth F Lewis, three children and seven grandchildren:
Son Douglas G Lewis; daughter-in-law, LaDonna Lewis; and three granddaughters: Lillian Katherine Katie (6), Keelie Elisabeth (6) and Christina Chrissie Faye (4).
Son Geoffrey T Lewis, daughter-in-law Nancy Wade Lewis, and granddaughters Margaret Maggie (7) and Elizabeth Tate (1), of Mt. Pleasant, SC. Daughter, Susan L Duncan, granddaughter Emily Hughes Duncan (6), grandson William Lewis Duncan (4).

Born on December 18, 1936, in Pittsburgh, PA, Nancy was originally given the name Nancy Skelley Topping. Her father, Joseph Topping was a US Air Force pilot and flight instructor and perished from a crash. Her mother, remarried and her name was changed to reflect her step fathers family name of Loresch.

Nancy was raised in Pittsburgh attended the University of Pittsburgh. She met the man of her dreams, Gareth Floyd Lewis while working at US Steel. The two married on May 6, 1960.
Following Garys executive career in Advertising and Marketing, the family lived in many wonderful communities including: Manhattan, Pittsburgh, Greenwich, Huntington, Holland (MI), Athens (GA), Hilton Head/Dawtaw, SC.

Although a very simple person when it came to fashion, Nancy loved to shop. She was always prepared with a thoughtful gift for each child/grandchild for Christmas (often purchased before the preceding summers end).

She was also a woman who loved routine. Daily she would visit her friends at Publix (Midway) and her beloved Gary at the Oaks. Gary suffers from severe Alzheimers/Dementia and has been in assisted living for the last year and a half. Nancy continued to do his laundry and never stopped taking care of his daily needs.

Nancy was a competitive, resilient woman. She battled breast cancer like it was the common cold. She lived for College Football and the success of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The last two years Nancy found her church home at Midway United Methodist Church. She made many wonderful friends and found solace in the Chapel. She also worked as a volunteer at Northside Hospital.

The family asks that memorial contributions be made to the church in her name.

Arrangements by Byars Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 155 Professional Park Drive, Cumming, Georgia. (678) 455-5815.

Tributes

LaDonna wrote on Nov 19, 2011:

"Thank you so much, Mom!"

Erlinda Brown wrote on Nov 19, 2011:

"We are so touched. Nancy was my very good friend. I am glad I could do this for her as a tribute."

Carole Arnold Short wrote on Nov 19, 2011:

"My prayers will be with you all at the Memorial Service. My wonderful memories of Nancy embrace our teenage years from 1949 through our weddings one month apart in 1960. Nancy moved to our hometown of Oakmont, PA when we were about 12 years old, and she lived only a block away from me, so we became close friends and walked together to school every day, We were cheerleaders together in jr. high and high school, so lots of fun memories there. I'll always remember her happy smile and laughing a lot! One fun memory was playing cards on her front porch in the summer and watching the "boys go by" on their way to the Willows Pool down the street. After high school, we didn't see each other as much, but I was in her wedding in May, 1960 and she was my maid of honor in June. I can't wait to join her in heaven and renew old memories and catch up on the years we missed. Love to you all!"

Nancy W Lewis wrote on Nov 19, 2011:

"(No Tribute Text Available)"

Erlinda E. Brown wrote on Nov 18, 2011:

"Sorry we can't be there for the memorial service. Rest assure that she is in our prayers. Nancy, I have a little token for you, a video. We gonna miss you a bundle especially for our children and grandchildren. May God Bless and Comfort you."

LaDonna wrote on Nov 17, 2011:

"(No Tribute Text Available)"

Nancy wrote on Nov 9, 2011:

"We miss Grammy. We'll always remember the good meals at her house on Dataw Island and watching the turtles hatch on the beach with her. We enjoyed many seafood dinners with her and a lot of pizza. She loved a good laugh, and I can hear her laughing right now. When we visit Cumming, it won't be the same without Grammy. But she lives on in our hearts."

Tracy Manning wrote on Nov 8, 2011:

"MiMi will be kept close at heart always. She always smiled so brightly!!!Love, Tracy, Ed & Daulton Manning"

LaDonna wrote on Nov 7, 2011:

"We miss our Mimi. Keelie wrote a letter for Mimi last week and sent it up to heaven via a balloon. What a blessing for our three daughters to have had Mimi in their daily lives. She is greatly missed."

Heather Lee wrote on Oct 20, 2011:

"(No Tribute Text Available)"

Carolyn Duncan wrote on Oct 14, 2011:

"We made a trip to The George Bush Library in Bryan, Tx. We spent the day at the library and had lunch. Later that week we were together at the birth of Emily Duncan, our Granddaughter. I will miss Nancy when I come to Geortgia!"