NANCIE LEIGH CHAFIN CRAFT
1955-2017
God has a helper organizing all of the angels.
Nancie Leigh Chafin Craft was born on November 5, 1955 to Oney Lee and Shirley Beth King Chafin in Sinton, Texas. She passed away on September 11, 2017 following a short, but courageous battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her husband of 38 years, the love of her life, Thomas “Tommy” Wayne Craft; sister Margaret Ann Chafin, sisters-in-law Geneva Carter and Yvonne Craft, and brother-in-law Estel Craft.
She is survived by her daughter Mandie Leigh Craft Eichenlaub and husband Caley, son Mark Wayne Craft and wife Paula, son Bryan David Craft, sister Kate Chafin Robertson and husband Greg, brother Bard Oney Chafin and wife Tommie Jean, brother-in-law Freddy Craft, numerous aunts, nephews, nieces, cousins and second cousins.
The joy of her life was her “babies”: grandchildren Lillie Elizabeth and Thomas Peter Eichenlaub, Jake and Morgan Christiansen, nephew Parker Lee Robertson, and goddaughter Greta Clement.
Nancie was a graduate of the University of Houston, but a Longhorn at heart. She was an entrepreneur and enjoyed an active professional career owning her own personnel agency and property management company, and most recently worked at ExpressJet Airlines (contractors for United Airlines). Nancie had an infectious zest for life and reveled in the many organizations in which she was active including Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, D&Ns Elvis Presley Fan Club, St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, Houston Independent Personnel Consultants, HITS Theatre and many others over the years. Facebook and Nancie were great friends and she was wonderful in sharing and keeping in touch with her big family and thousands of friends. She loved indulging her diverse interests and bringing people together whether it was a girls trip to New York, Vegas getaways, birthdays, family reunions, YEA’s Float-a-Rama, Rodeo Houston activities, Elvis remembrances, or watching one of her “babies” perform.
A memorial service celebrating Nancie’s life will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, 2003 W 43rd St, Houston, TX 77018 with a reception to follow in the fellowship hall. She will be buried in Pearl, Texas next to her beloved Tommy.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made in Nancie’s memory to either the William L Jordan IV Memorial Endowment at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, attn: Jill Clement, PO Box 20070, Houston, TX 77225-0070 or the Bridget Chérie Harper Artist Scholarship in c/o Betty Harper, 3613 Wilbur Place, Nashville, TN 37204.