Nancy Miller Lipkey
– September 22, 2020
Nancy Miller Lipkey, 90, of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away Sept. 22, 2020. Nancy was born in Hinton, West Virginia. As an Army chaplin’s daughter, she lived in several states growing up, including Maryland and Virginia. She was married to George L. Lipkey of Washington, D.C., for 59 wonderful years until his passing in 2013.
In the late 1980s, she and her husband began spending their winters in Sun City Center, Fla., eventually establishing permanent residence there. They both enjoyed participating in many clubs within the SCC Community Association, especially the Organ Club.
She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1952 as a licensed pharmacist, which was uncommon for women at that time. Most pharmacists during that era were male, but with her intellect and determination, she was able to achieve her goal. She was employed by Peoples Drug Store for many years, serving as a pharmacist, and later by the U.S. Department of Health and Welfare. She is survived by her daughter, Carol Connelly (Dennis); son, Don Lipkey (Debra); and daughter, Wendy Tankersley (Carl); grandchildren: Dennis Connelly, Brian Connelly (Jennifer), Foster Lipkey (Leslie), Amber Kusina (Robert), Genine McClair (Jason) and Adam Tankersley (Rosanna); and 12 great-grandchildren.
A private memorial service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Expressions of sympathy may be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association – www.alz.org.
In the late 1980s, she and her husband began spending their winters in Sun City Center, Fla., eventually establishing permanent residence there. They both enjoyed participating in many clubs within the SCC Community Association, especially the Organ Club.
She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1952 as a licensed pharmacist, which was uncommon for women at that time. Most pharmacists during that era were male, but with her intellect and determination, she was able to achieve her goal. She was employed by Peoples Drug Store for many years, serving as a pharmacist, and later by the U.S. Department of Health and Welfare. She is survived by her daughter, Carol Connelly (Dennis); son, Don Lipkey (Debra); and daughter, Wendy Tankersley (Carl); grandchildren: Dennis Connelly, Brian Connelly (Jennifer), Foster Lipkey (Leslie), Amber Kusina (Robert), Genine McClair (Jason) and Adam Tankersley (Rosanna); and 12 great-grandchildren.
A private memorial service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Expressions of sympathy may be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association – www.alz.org.