Obituary
Funeral services for Nancy Tivis, 81, of Portales, will be held at 10:00 AM, Thurs., Oct. 29, 2020 at Trinity Assembly of God Church in Portales, with Pastor Kelly Fulfer officiating, assisted by Nancy’s son, Tim Tivis and Mark Christian. Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Gary Field, Darwin Culpepper, Duane Chase, Ron Jackson, Brandon Tivis and Jordan Tivis serving as pallbearers. All of her close friends will be honorary pallbearers. Tim and his family will receive guests at the funeral home on Wed. evening from 6 to 8 PM.
Nancy Lou Tivis was born July 29, 1939 in Clovis, NM to the home of Anna Elizabeth (McCathern) and Lloyd Monroe Sanderson, and died Oct. 24, 2020 in Las Cruces, NM. Nancy lived her entire life in Portales, and graduated from Portales High School in 1957. On Sept. 14, 1957, she was married to J. R. Tivis. Nancy was a lifelong member of the Assembly of God Church. Music was her passion, and she loved to play the piano and sing, especially to sing praise to the Lord. Nancy regularly played and entertained at the local nursing home. She was active in the ADY (Aint Done Yet) group at the church. For many years she worked at the Portales National Bank which is now the James K. Polk Community Bank. Nancy loved clothes and shoes and cosmetics, and for the past several years she has owned and operated the Fashion Girl clothing store and Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio, as well as Tivis Tax and Bookkeeping Service. It was her great joy to help her customers find just the right cosmetic products, clothes and accessories in her store. However, her greatest pleasure came from being with her son, her grandchildren, and her many dear friends.
Nancy is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Jodi Tivis of Lubbock, TX; two grandsons, Brandon (Alyssa) Tivis and Jordan Tivis and his fiance, Joanna Strittmatten; two great-grandchildren, Emmerson Jane and Charlotte Ann Tivis; and two sisters, Wanda Smart of Leesville, LA and Doris Hapke of Yukon, OK. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, J. A. “Sonny” Sanderson and by her beloved husband, J. R. Tivis who died Oct. 31, 2016.
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Thursday
October 29, 2020
10:00 AM
Trinity Assembly of God Church
601 S. Ave B
Portales, NM 88130
Services
Wednesday
October 28, 2020
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Wheeler Mortuary
500 E Third St
PORTALES, NM 81830
Nancy was very kind to me when I was a small child. My parents, Rev. and Mrs. Corbet Franks pastored the Church of God in Portales from 1958-1966. My mother died in 1963, leaving daddy with four children to raise. Nancy would come to church early each Sunday just to fix my hair! I’ll never forget her kindness!
Nancy you were like our youth pastor growing up! We loved gathering around the piano on Sunday nights before the service would start for Christ’s Ambassadors or also known as CA’s and we would learn new songs and sing.You have always been an inspiration to me and I’m glad that we’ve always been in touch all of our lives. We will miss you greatly here Nancy but I know that you are so happy to be with JR again! I will see you again someday