NANCY TROY

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Nancy Troy, 82, was born July 30, 1937, in Sumter County to the late William Pinckney Sr. and Beulah Alston Pinckney. She departed this life on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at her residence. She received her education in the public schools of Sumter County and graduated from Manchester High School, Class of 1956. After high school, she moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where she worked in health care. She later moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut, where she met and married the late Francis Troy. Several years later they moved back to Sumter, where she worked in the hotel business until she retired. Nancy was a lifetime member of Wayman Chapel AME Church, where she attended regularly until her health started to fail.

Nancy leaves to cherish her memories one sister, Katie Mosley of Sumter; one special sister-in-law, Martha Pinckney of Sumter; a nephew reared as a son, Raymond (Karen) Troy of Sumter; two grandsons, Jermaine (Olympia) Troy of Florida and Jarod (Megan) Harris of the home; one stepson, Jerry Singletary of Syracuse, New York; one stepdaughter, Gloria Harris of New York; seven stepgrandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, great grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, other relatives and friends.

The family is receiving relatives at the home, 5010 John Franklin Road, Sumter.

Memorial services will be held at noon Monday at John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Online messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneral@sc.rr.com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.