Nancy Kay Lewis (Jackson)

Nancy Kay Jackson Lewis
Nancy Lewis, 74, of Blue Springs, MO, slipped away from her loving family on October, 12, 2016. Visitation will be from 6-8pm Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will be 10am Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at the chapel. Burial will take place in Buckner Hill Cemetery. Nancy was born on August 12, 1942 in Independence, MO to James Leonard and Doris (Watkins) Jackson. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution, the PEO, the MSTA, the Mary Paxton Study Class, and the Church of the Resurrection in Blue Springs. A huge Mizzou football fan, she was a season ticket holder for many years. Nancy loved to shop, participate in clubs with friends, go out to lunch with friends and family, and keep up with her grandchildren’s activities. Along with her husband, she enjoyed spending weekends at their cabin on Truman Lake.
Nancy was a lifelong educator and had an accomplished career. She graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia and earned her Master's Degree from Webster University in St. Louis. Throughout her teaching career in the Independence School District, she specialized in American History and Missouri History. Nancy
was a People to People Ambassador to Central Europe. The National Council of the Social Studies awarded her the National Secondary Social Studies Teacher of the Year in 1999. The Independence Pioneers Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution awarded her with Social Studies Teacher of the year. For several years, the Independence School District appointed her as exchange teacher to Oregon where she gave many programs on Independence and the Trails. She was a Missouri Humanities speaker for ten years and was a speaker for the four state Changed Lives Humanities Speaker Series for the Lewis and Clark bicentennial. She was a speaker for the State Historical Society's Speakers' Bureau. As a member of the Whistle Stop Project in conjunction with the Truman Library, Nancy presented numerous programs for teachers and students throughout the state. Survivors include; her loving husband of 51 years, Don Lewis, son Kevin Lewis, daughter Stacy Daher and her husband Dominic; grandchildren Nicholas Lewis, Gracee Lewis, Amelia Lewis, Doris Daher, Dominic Daher, and Joseph Daher; a large circle of friends and extended family. She is preceded in death by her parents, 2 sisters, and daughter in law Julie Lewis. Online condolences may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel 816-373-3600.