Individual Details
Nancy Williams
(4 Dec 1933 - 1 Jul 2019)
Father: Dr. Rueben Walp Williams
Mother: Bertha Mae Reed
Married Jack Fields Saylor on 14 January 1956 in Aberdeen, MD ended in divorce 1969
Nancy was born to Dr. Rueben Walp Williams and Bertha Mae Williams on December 4, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
After graduating from the Philadelphia High School for Girls in 1951, Nancy went on to study English and Elementary Education at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania. In 1955, she graduated side by side with her twin brother, Richard, earning her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education.
Nancy's first teaching position was in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. Her subsequent career as a professional educator spanned over 50 years. Nancy taught children in Taipei, Taiwan; Okinawa, Japan; New Jersey and finally Virginia.
In Fauquier County, Nancy helped establish the first English as a Second Language (ESL) program for children from other countries. She had a successful run with Fauquier County Public Schools for 23 years until her retirement at the age 70. Teaching was something she loved, and during her career, she taught all grade levels from K-12.
Nancy also had a passion for gardening and beautiful flowers. She loved helping things grow and working outdoors in her vegetable and flower gardens. She was a beach girl and loved the warm summer breezes of the Outer Banks in North Carolina. She enjoyed touring lighthouses on the East Coast and collected many replica miniatures of the lighthouses she visited. Nancy was also a lifelong learner and an avid reader of books as well as the daily newspaper.
Nancy is survived by her three children and two daughters-in-law: Martin and Angela Saylor of Baltimore, Maryland; Scott and Jodi Saylor of Winchester, Virginia; and Jean R. Saylor of Fairfax, Virginia; as well as five grandchildren (John, Abbey, Natalie, Alexander, and Aaron).
Mother: Bertha Mae Reed
Married Jack Fields Saylor on 14 January 1956 in Aberdeen, MD ended in divorce 1969
Nancy was born to Dr. Rueben Walp Williams and Bertha Mae Williams on December 4, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
After graduating from the Philadelphia High School for Girls in 1951, Nancy went on to study English and Elementary Education at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania. In 1955, she graduated side by side with her twin brother, Richard, earning her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education.
Nancy's first teaching position was in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. Her subsequent career as a professional educator spanned over 50 years. Nancy taught children in Taipei, Taiwan; Okinawa, Japan; New Jersey and finally Virginia.
In Fauquier County, Nancy helped establish the first English as a Second Language (ESL) program for children from other countries. She had a successful run with Fauquier County Public Schools for 23 years until her retirement at the age 70. Teaching was something she loved, and during her career, she taught all grade levels from K-12.
Nancy also had a passion for gardening and beautiful flowers. She loved helping things grow and working outdoors in her vegetable and flower gardens. She was a beach girl and loved the warm summer breezes of the Outer Banks in North Carolina. She enjoyed touring lighthouses on the East Coast and collected many replica miniatures of the lighthouses she visited. Nancy was also a lifelong learner and an avid reader of books as well as the daily newspaper.
Nancy is survived by her three children and two daughters-in-law: Martin and Angela Saylor of Baltimore, Maryland; Scott and Jodi Saylor of Winchester, Virginia; and Jean R. Saylor of Fairfax, Virginia; as well as five grandchildren (John, Abbey, Natalie, Alexander, and Aaron).
Events
| Birth | 4 Dec 1933 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | |||
| Marriage | 16 Feb 1979 | Oakton, Fairfax County, Virginia - James Edwin Shafer |  |  | |
| Divorce | 4 Sep 1981 | Fairfax County, Virginia - James Edwin Shafer | | | |
| Death | 1 Jul 2019 | Fairfax County, Virginia | |||
| Burial | National Memorial Park, West Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia | |
Families
| Spouse | James Edwin Shafer (1928 - 2012) |
Notes
Marriage
James Edwin ShaferSex Male
Age 50
Birth Date 19 Sep 1928
Race White
Father's Name James Marvin Shafer
Mother's Name Una Lile
Spouse's Name Nancy Williams Saylor
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 45
Spouse's Birth Date 04 Dec 1933
Spouse's Race White
Spouse's Father's Name Reuben W Williams
Spouse's Mother's Name Bertha Mae Reed
Marriage Date 16 Feb 1979
Marriage Place , Oakton Fairfax, Virginia
Divorce
James Edwin ShaferSex M
Age 51
Birth Date 19 Sep 1928
Race White
Number of Children Under Age 18 0
Spouse's Name Nancy Williams Shafer
Spouse's Sex F
Spouse's Age 47
Spouse's Birth Date 04 Dec 1933
Spouse's Race White
Divorce Date 04 Sep 1981
Divorce Place Fairfax, , Virginia, United States
Certificate Number 81 016904
Marriage Date 17 Feb 1979
Husband or Wife Husband
Endnotes
1. Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV13-QQTV.
2. Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVB2-7S7S.
3. Find a Grave Memorial 202014752.