Nancy Ann Hill Jordan Stanford, age 86, died on February 26, 2020. Born May 7, 1933, fifteen minutes before her brother, the doctor told her parents the two-pound twins would not survive. Her parents chose to enroll the preemies in an experimental feeding program which saved them both. On the day after her twenty-first birthday, Nancy married James Jordan and four children soon followed. In 1966, Nancy & Jim began the adventure of their lives when they joined Wycliffe Bible Translators, serving as missionaries in Bolivia and at the Wycliffe Headquarters in California. When her children were teenagers, Nancy returned to school. She graduated first in her licensed practical nursing class and embarked on a nursing career which she thoroughly loved. She and Jim enjoyed a fifty-year marriage and an Arkansas retirement that centered around gardening, camping, serving at church, and taking care of grandchildren. After being widowed, Nancy married John Stanford, and they enjoyed a life revolving around church, family, and friends. Nancy’s happy place was a campground, her passion was helping others, and her joy was her family.
Nancy was preceded in death by her parents William and Ann Hill, twin brother Curtis Hill, brother William Hill, sister Martha Cottrell, husband James Jordan, son Mark Jordan, granddaughter Rachel Hui, and grandson Dante Jacuzzi. She is survived by her beloved family: husband John Stanford; sisters-in-law Connie Hill and Ruby Hill; brother-in-law Ron Cottrell; daughter Jennifer Hui & her husband Philip; son Stephen Jordan & his wife Ana; daughter Susan Jacuzzi & her husband Dante; daughter-in-law Lori Gunnell & her husband Philip Bynoe; granddaughter Jordan Nissen & her husband Ben; granddaughter Moira Jordan; grandsons Andrew Jacuzzi & Jaime Jordan; grandson Nathan Hui & his wife Lauren; and great-granddaughters Avery Hui & Eve Nissen.
Her service has been canceled at this time. The family would love for you to share an online memory.
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