Nancy Myrick Corkill

Born on the 9th of October 1935, in Jacksonville, Texas, Nancy is preceded in death by her beloved husband Bert Barnard Corkill; her father and mother Richard Clyde and Rhoda Mae Myrick; her sister and brother in law Dot and Ed Owen of Houston; and her ex-husband and father of her two sons Leo Wayne Tosh, PhD, of Austin, Texas.

Nancy is survived by her children Erik Tosh and wife Sharon of The Woodlands, Tex-as; Ditrik Tosh and wife Carol of Houston; Benita Prevost and husband Paul of Frank-lin, Louisiana; John E. Corkill and wife Krista of Spicewood, Texas; and Mark A. Corkill and wife Angela of Baldwin, Louisiana; her grandchildren Logan Jorgensen-Tosh, Larsen Tosh, Jonathon Craig Corkill and wife Jenny, Krista Corkill McDonald and husband Devon, Daniel Prevost and wife Justine, Amy Prevost Thomas and husband Bill, as well as step-grandchildren Jude Ewing and wife Jennifer, Kayla Ewing, Chais and wife Cecelia, Shane and wife Lauren, and Zak Price and wife Audrey. Nancy is also survived by her 19 great grandchildren.

Surviving polio as a teenager, Nancy attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a member of Chi Omega Fraternity. She relocated to Houston in 1966 when she joined Stewart Title as assistant to the president Stewart Morris Sr. She served the company in a number of roles through the years, primarily as Director of Communica-tions, and was elected a Vice President of the company.

Bert and Nancy met at Stewart Title and formed a dynamic partnership that mentored many future leaders within the company and the title insurance industry. Following a career hiatus in which she served as president of The Art League of Houston and of The Women’s Institute of Houston, Nancy continued her career with the Placer Title family of companies, headquartered in northern California.

All who knew “Bert and Nancy” were quickly drawn into their circle, enjoying Bert’s great cooking and Nancy’s warmth and ability to provide just the right advice needed at the time. In addition to their shared love of entertaining, sailing and travel, Nancy was an avid reader and adept at managing her investments. She spent many enjoyable hours with her friend/sister/”daughter” Jan Pilko and her dear friends in the Royal Oaks community discussing books, playing bunko and enjoying wine dinners. Nancy’s fa-mous hugs have brightened many a dark day for countless individuals.

The family will hold a private service, with arrangements handled by Geo. H. Lewis and Sons, and hope friends and family can come together to celebrate Nancy’s life at a lat-er date.

In lieu of customary remembrances, the family asks you to consider a contribution to-ward pancreatic cancer research at the Bert Corkill Memorial Fund of the Elkins Pan-creas Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1709 Dryden, Suite 1500, Houston, TX, 77030, OR The Women’s Institute of Houston, 2202 Avalon Place, Houston, TX 77019, or www.whi.org/donate/.