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Norma Kathleen “Nanny” Nance Pickens
27 Jul 1947 – 18 Feb 2021
| Birth | 27 Jul 1947 |
| Death | 18 Feb 2021 |
| Cemetery | Greenwood Cemetery Teague , Freestone County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Kaye Pate on 20 Feb 2021 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223288092 |
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Funeral services for Norma Pickens will be held on Sunday, February 21, 2021, at 2:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Teague. Bro. Scott Matthews will officiate. Interment will follow the services at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to the service on Sunday beginning at 1:00 p.m. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Mrs. Pickens passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at Medical City in Dallas. Norma Kathleen Nance Pickens most often called Nanny and Mrs. Pickens. She was born July 27, 1947, in Teague to Genell and Gene Nance. Her early childhood was spent in Teague before she moved to Ganado where she attended school and graduated high school with the class of 1965. She graduated from Sam Houston State University in May of 1969 with a bachelor’s in science. She returned to Teague after graduation where she met Jerry Pickens. They were married shortly after on September 5, 1969 and shared over 51 years of marriage together. They shared two daughters: Julie Ann (September 4, 1972) and Susan Yvette (September 3, 1975). Her greatest passions were her faith, family, and teaching. She was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church in Teague for over 50 years. She also taught Sunday school for many years and helped with Wednesday night church functions. She was also a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother (Nanny). Norma could be seen at just about every sport or event that her grandkids participated in, at both Lorena and Teague. To be such a quiet woman, Norma’s passion could be seen and felt by an umpire or referee, when she felt the call they made was not the right one. She loved nothing more than to have all her family around the kitchen table. Of the many special traditions, her two favorites were at Thanksgiving and Christmas. At Thanksgiving, everyone gathered around the table holding hands and shared what they were most thankful for that year. At Christmas, every year the grandkids took turns reading the Christmas story out of Luke before opening gifts. Her passion for teaching could be seen by all the students who hugged her when seen around town. She never really retired from teaching, as by the evidence of her never-ending volunteering at a preschool or helping grandkids with homework. She experienced many trials throughout her lifetime. Despite all she was going through, not one time did she ever complain. She turned to the Lord for strength and never wavered in her faith. She always trusted his plan even when it was hard to understand. All the while fighting her own battles, she made it a priority to pray for those on her handwritten prayer list. She was definitely a PRAYER WARRIOR. Isaiah 41: 13 was one of her favorite verses that she would cling to during her cancer treatments. “For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.”- Isaiah 41:13 Norma is survived by her husband, Jerry Pickens; along with 2 daughters, Julie Smith of Teague, Texas and Susan Steen and husband Steven of Teague, Texas. She was “Nanny” to six grandchildren, Jared Smith, Madison Steen, Braden Smith, Mackenzie Smith, Mallory Steen, and Miley Steen. Two brothers, Mike Nance of Swanee, Georgia and Larry Nance of Pflugerville, Texas, and one sister, Carol Ann Fowler and husband Billy of Ganado, Texas. Two aunts, Francis Martin of Palmer, Texas and Mary Barker of Teague, Texas and special cousin, Yvette Greene Ellison of Dickens, Texas, along with numerous nieces, nephews, and special friends. Norma was preceded in death by her parents Genell Nance, Gene Nance, and Jimmie Nance; special aunt and uncle Fannie and Gerald Weaver; and special grandparents John and Lily Weaver and Beatrice Cartwright; and son-in-law Timothy Smith. The family requests memorials be made to the Freestone Cancer Group, P.O. Box 1522, Fairfield, TX 75840 or to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 791, Teague, TX 75860.
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