Nancy Poe
December 27, 2011
Nancy Poe, 76, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, December 27, 2011, at Iowa Health Hospice Taylor House in Des Moines. She was born April 2, 1935, in Des Moines, to Louis and Gladys (Jacobsen) Rogers.
She loved planting flowers and spending time with her family.
Nancy is survived by her daughter, Terri (Doug) Benda; sons, William (Jamie) Poe, Jr., Robert Poe, and Donald (Roxanne) Poe; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and her siblings, Marla Reece, Bonita Petterson, Linda Michael, and William Rogers. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William Poe, Sr.; and grandson, William James Poe.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue, with burial to follow at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, December 30, 2011, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family in loving memory of Nancy.
Online condolences may be made to:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Rob Strickler
01/04/2012
So sorry to hear about your Mom, she was a great friend to my Mom (Carla Hodge) We tried to contact your mom when my mother pasted away on the 11th of December, we will keep your family in our thoughts and prayers.......Rob
Kathy Lorenz Morrison
12/31/2011
Linda ~ I was so sorry to hear of your sister's transition. It is so difficult to be separated from those you love. May you find comfort in knowing she has gone to a better place and is in God's care.
Dick & Bev Michael
12/31/2011
Please accept our sincere sympathy in the loss of your dear and beloved Nancy. We know she will be missed by all.
Jim and Verla Mayse
12/29/2011
While we did not personally know Nancy, we are friends with her sister, Linda Michael, as we graduated from high school together. For the entire family, we pray for God's peace.
Lynn (Michael) Barrette
12/29/2011
Sending much love and comforting thoughts to the Poe and Poe/Benda families. It is with loving and fond memories that we are thinking of you and Aunt Nancy at this time.
With much love,
Lynn, Greg, Rosalie and Jason
Barrette
Linda & Wayne Michael
12/28/2011
Holy, HOLY, HOLY, to my precious #2 sister in the world. I will miss your little socks off. Thank you for letting me be part of your life as a loved little sister and always a pal. Your allowing everyone to be themselves will always be remembered by our now grown children out of pure love. I will miss calling two sebben sebben 0 free o free. I love you forever. Only now can I say I am grateful that you are free and know the secret of secrets. Time truly does fly by. Your wisdom will live forever in our souls. Hugs and please give all our family "over there" hugs and kisses for me, too. Give Bill and his family hugs from us too. I love you, WE love you. We know you live, move and have your being in God,
Linda & "Mike"
RICHARD AND SUSAN JOHNSON
12/28/2011
DEAR POE FAMILY,
PLEASE ACCEPT OUR SINCERE SORROWS AND SYMPATHY IN THE LOSS OF YOUR MOTHER. MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOU ALL. SHE IS WITH OUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND WILL BE IN HIS CARE FOR ETERNITY. GOOD BLESS YOU AND REST IN PEACE NANCY POE.
RICHARD AND SUSAN JOHNSON.