Nancy Jeane Graves Blevins, 74 was greeted by the Heavenly Father on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 in Snellville, GA. She was a resident of Eva, AL from 1967 to 2007.
Visitation will be Saturday, September 13, 2014, 6 to 8 p.m. at Peck Funeral Home in Hartselle, Alabama. Memorial service and Funeral procession will be Sunday, September 14, 2014 starting at 3 p.m. from Peck Funeral Home in Hartselle. She will be buried at Ebenezer Cemetery in Lacon, Alabama.
Survivors include: two sons, Ben Blevins of Albertville, AL and Dwight Blevins of Mary Esther, FL and two daughters, Connie Blevins of Fort Walton Beach, FL and Rebecca Metcalfe of Loganville, GA; her only sister Bonnie Hall; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Nancy was born August 1, 1940 in Geneva, Ohio to the late Ben and Florence Graves
She was married for 52 years to the love of her life, Vaughn Blevins, he preceded her in death in 2009. She was a loving and devoted Mother, Grandmother and Wife. Nancy and her husband Vaughn were the founders and operators of the nonprofit organization “Adopt-A-Ship”. They sponsored Navy ships and provided Christmas parties for sailors that were deployed during the holidays. She was known for her charitable work and was recognized and nominated by the Governor Guy Hunt of Alabama at the Annual Reception for Volunteers and Volunteer leaders as one of the woman volunteers of the year in 1992.
She was loved by many and will be missed by all that knew her.
