Nancy Ellen Scriven, 75, of Kirksville, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at The Pines in Kirksville.

Born July 27, 1946 in Youngstown, Missouri, Nancy was the daughter of the late Leslie Martin and Mary Jane (Gates) Scriven. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Helena Woods.

Nancy is survived by one brother, Leslie Martin Scriven Jr. of Springfield, MO; two sisters, Jeannie Childress of St. Louis, MO, and Joan Leslie Byrd of Brookfield, MO, as well as a number of nieces and nephews.

Nancy was a lifelong resident of Adair County and was employed twenty-one years for RSVP. She loved all animals and enjoyed puzzles, watching deer and humming birds. Nancy will be remembered for being a very sweet and loving person who loved joking around, for never meeting a stranger and for her love of everyone.

Public visitation will be held Saturday, January 22, 2022 from noon to 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Travis-Noe Funeral Home, with services to follow. Interment will follow the service at Sloan's Point Cemetery, southwest of Kirksville, Missouri.

Expressions of sympathy in memory of Nancy may be made to the Adair County Humane Society and may be left at or mailed to Travis-Noe Funeral Home, P.O. Box 306, Kirksville, MO 63501.