Nancy Ann McCarty
Nancy Ann McCarty, 76, rural Roann, died at 8:38 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, at Miller’s Merry Manor East in Wabash.
She was born April 19, 1944, in Rochester, to Norman and Virginia (Shoemaker) Thompson.
She was a 1963 graduate of Manchester High School. She married Billy Ray McCarty in Roann on Dec. 14, 1983. She attended Olive Branch Church of God. She enjoyed crocheting baby blankets, cooking, baking, crossword puzzles, and playing solitaire and aggravation.
She is survived by her husband: Billy Ray McCarty, Roann; four children: Scott (Orian White) James, North Manchester; Jennie (Marcus Dunn) James, Warsaw; Randy (Erica Smith) James and Maria (Rick Hatfield) James, all of Roann; seven grandchildren: Shawnté (Mike) Frieden, Roann; Austin (Corrine) Owens and Danielle (Logan) Frye, both of Warsaw; Tyler (Katy Sturgill) James and Kylie (Daniel Mooney) James, all of Peru; Keegan James, Roann; and Ben (Abby) Vigar, Andrews; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Roann Chapel, 335 S. Chippewa Road, Roann, with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating. Burial will be in Roann Community Cemetery. Friends may call 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is American Diabetes Association.