Nancy Ellen Jewell

November 24, 1949 - March 30, 2017

Nancy Ellen Jewell, 67, of Berkeley Springs, WV, passed away on March 30th, 2017 at the Winchester Hospital in Winchester, Va. Born November 24, 1949 in Lafayette, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Howard Curtis Shropshire and Danese  Celeste Shropshire. She is survived by her husband, Douglas Edward Jewell; two sons, Clayton Jewell and Eric Jewell of Boyce, Va; a sister, Kathy Ruemler of Russiaville, IN; a brother, Michael Shropshire of Peru, IN. Nancy was a long time resident of Lucketts, Va where she lived for 32 years since leaving her childhood home in Peru, In.  She attended Indiana University as well Arizona State University before moving to Virginia and working for the Internal Revenue Service. Nancy had a passion and gift for working with her hands. She enjoyed a long career as a basket maker in the Northern Va area and was a regular vendor & teacher at local fairs such as Lucketts, Waterford & Bluemont.