Nancy DeBoard

Nancy C. DeBoard

(Nee Brown)

Age 59 of Wilmington, passed away Thursday March 24, 2011 at Silver Cross Medical Center in Joliet.

Born July 22, 1951 in Wilmington, Nancy was a daughter of the late Asberry Brown, Jr. and Nancy A. Mansfield-Brown. She was raised and educated in Wilmington and graduated from Beauty School in 1979. On July 14, 1975, Nancy married Billy M. DeBoard in Joliet and together they have lived in Wilmington their entire married life. After school Nancy worked at the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant prior to owning and operating Magic Mirror Beauty Salon in Wilmington. She also was an Avon representative and worked as a beautician at several other salons including Family Beauty and Styling, Mary's Haircare and Wave Lengths, all in Wilmington. She can be remembered as an excellent singer, and greatly enjoyed sewing and crocheting. Nancy was fond of the outdoors, liked to fish and was known for her cooking. She could often be found enjoying her down time sitting at her picnic table, and she truly cherished the time spent doing crafts with her grand babies.

The family wishes to extend their most sincere appreciation for the compassion and attention provided by the doctors and staff at Midwest Oncology and Joliet Area Community Hospice. The kind care of the nursing staff at Silver Cross Hospital in the recent days, will also be remembered always.

Survivors include her husband Billy; (5) Children: Chad Taylor (Robert Maihofer) of Chicago, Tamura Geiss (Mickey) and Deanna McDowell (Shawn), both of Wilmington, Donna Richmond (Fred) of Union Hill and Billy "Mitch" DeBoard, Jr. of Wilmington; eleven grandchildren: Travis Geiss, Dillon Geiss, Shane Geiss, Blake Geiss, Sarah McDowell, Taylor McDowell, Meghan McDowell, Rebecca Rathbun, Alexis Richmond, Billy Mason DeBoard, III and Nevaeh Charlene DeBoard; brothers and sisters: Marvin Brown of Vandalia, Illinois, Colleen Brown and Wade Brown, both of Missouri and Carol (Steve) Sarnowski of Braidwood; brothers and sisters-in-law: Charles Andrew DeBoard, Alice Futch, Wayne (Cindy) DeBoard, Virginia (Stacy) Powers, Michael (Sandy) DeBoard, James (Delores) DeBoard and Jeff (Kathy) DeBoard and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins, as well as her special companion Shelby.

Nancy was preceded in death by her parents Asberry and Nancy Brown; step-daughter Shannon Fortune; brother Mark Brown and brothers and sisters-in-law: Naydene Estelle, Etta Powers, Margaret DeBoard, Joseph DeBoard and Ronnie DeBoard.

Visitation and Video Tribute will be held on Sunday March 27, 2011 between the hours of 1:00PM and 5:00PM at the Freitag-Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Home, 700 East Kahler Road in Wilmington. Funeral services will follow Monday morning, March 28th at 11:00AM in the funeral home with Pastor Ron Taylor from Island City Baptist Church, Brother Don Carr and The Reverend Dee Goodale, LCSW officiating.

Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Wilmington and pallbearers will be: Shawn McDowell, Mickey Geiss, Fred Richmond, Dillon Geiss, Chad Taylor and Rob Maihofer with honorary pallbearers: Billy M. DeBoard, Jr. and Travis Geiss.

Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Nancy's memory to the American Cancer Society, 17060 Oak Park Avenue, Tinley Park, Illinois 60477, Joliet Area Community Hospice, 250 Waterstone Circle, Joliet, Illinois 60431 or Sheila Specht c/o Sheila's Angels, 18328 Commercial Street, Wilmington, Illinois 60481

Friends may sign the online guest book or send private condolences to the family by logging onto: www.FRBfuneral.com

Funeral services and arrangements have been made under the direction and care of Freitag-Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Home, 700 East Kahler Road in Wilmington. (815/476-2181)