July 12 1948 February 22 2020
Nancy Elizabeth Light passed away peacefully at her home after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the age of 71. She was born on July 12, 1948 in Rockford, Illinois to the late Robert “Bud” and Josephine “Jo” (Smith) Baker. Nancy graduated from Byron High School in Byron, Illinois in 1966. Once graduated, she married her high school sweetheart, Michael Light in the Middle Creek Presbyterian Church, Winnebago, Illinois on August 19, 1967; this union was blessed with two sons. Nancy was a daughter of the American Revolution (DAR) and attended both Anutt Community Church and Lecoma Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend who will be greatly missed by all that knew and loved her. Nancy is survived by her loving husband of fifty-three years, Michael of Rolla, Missouri; sons, Robert (Heather) Light and Brian (Karen) Light; grandchildren, Autumn, Ashley, Zoe, Victor and Elizabeth; sisters, Joan Jones and Susan Butterworth; a host of nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents Bud and Jo Baker. Funeral services for Nancy Light will be held at 1:00PM, Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the Rolla Chapel of the James and Gahr Mortuary with David Dukes officiating. Interment will be in the Victor Cemetery, Anutt, Missouri. A visitation for family and friends will be held prior to the service from 11:00AM until service time at 1:00PM also at the Rolla Chapel of the James and Gahr Mortuary, Rolla, Missouri. Memorials are suggested to Camp David or the Pregnancy Resource Center. Cards are available at all James and Gahr locations. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Nancy Elizabeth Light please visit our Sympathy Store.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Nancy Elizabeth Light July 12 1948 February 22 2020.
Death notice for the town of: Salem, state: Missouri