Nancy Lou Kinkead, 89, passed away at 1019 Belle’s Place in Crawfordsville on June 28, 2026.
Born in Chrisman, Illinois, on Feb. 25, 1937, to Joseph Pugh and Naomi Bartlett Pugh, she attended school in Illinois, at Grange Corner, and graduated from Wallace High School. She married Bill Kinkead on Sept. 26, 1989. He passed away in 2014.
Nancy worked 39 years at RR Donnelley’s, primarily in the CSC department.
Nancy was previously a member of the Eagles Auxiliary and Women of the Moose. She liked bowling and collecting clowns. Nancy enjoyed boating, fishing, traveling, collecting coins and being a spectator at sporting events. Most of all she loved spending time with her family.
Surviving family includes: sisters, Loraine Cross, Mary Jo Farley, Janet (Ron) Lehr, Margaret (Dave) Peebles, Sue Thomas, Donna (Steve Shortridge) Poole and Candy (Greg) Gray; three step-sons; grandchildren, Katrina Burris and Kassi Brown; and several nieces and nephews.
Nancy was preceded in death by her husband Bill Kinkead; parents; brother John Bartlett; sisters, Betsy Knight, Madge Gill, Beverly MacNorton and Nola Parker; and in-laws, Perle, Paul, Joe, Butch and Carol.
Visitation for Nancy will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 8 at Burkhart Funeral Home, 201 W. Wabash Ave. A private graveside service will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery South.
