Memorials › Nancy Jean Stinman Champion
23 Dec 1953 – 20 May 2024
| Birth | 23 Dec 1953 |
| Death | 20 May 2024 |
| Cemetery | Sunset Hills Cemetery Eugene , Lane County , Oregon , USA |
| Added by | Jan and Mike on 23 May 2024 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/270562046 |
The Eugene Register-Guard Lane County, Oregon May 23, 2024 Nancy Jean Champion Nancy Jean Champion of Eugene, Oregon passed away peacefully in her home on May 20, 2024 with her children by her side after a 14-year battle with breast cancer. Nancy was born on December 23, 1953 in Hillsboro, Oregon to Benjamin Wesley Stinman & Priscilla Stinman. She grew up in Forest Grove and graduated High School from Forest Grove High School in 1972. She attended Pacific University. Nancy had a diverse career, working as a clerk at the FBI & Department of Justice in Washington DC from 1973-1975 where she received a Department of Justice Achievement Award. Nancy met her husband Mark while working for the FBI. They moved back to Oregon shortly after they married in 1975 to build a family. They were happily married for 38 years until Mark passed away. She retired from her 31-year career as a medical transcriptionist in Eugene in 2018. Nancy loved to travel, read, walk, watch movies, music, chocolate, and most importantly her cat Kahlua, and spending time with friends and family. She was a whiz at Wordscapes, racking up a 1.4 million point Brilliance Level status. Nancy was a long-time member of the Springfield Faith Center, where she made many lifelong friends. Nancy is preceded in death by her daughter Amber, husband Mark, brother Glen, and parents Benjamin Wesley and Priscilla. She is survived by her daughter, Amy Childers and husband Tyler of Corvallis, grandchildren Kennedy and Ethan, son Eric Champion of Eugene, and brother Chuck Stinman and wife Helen of Beaverton, her mother-in-law Isabel Champion of El Paso, Texas, along with numerous nieces, nephews and loved ones. A viewing will be held on Sunday, June 2nd from 11am-1pm, and immediately followed by a graveside service at Sunset Hills Funeral Home in Eugene. In lieu of gifts to the family, donations can be made to Greenhill Humane Society in Nancy's honor.
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