Nancy Lee (Watson) Truex

Nancy Lee Truex passed away peacefully on October 12, 2026, just shy of her 95th birthday, surrounded by the love of family and friends. Born on October 23, 1931, in South Bend to Doris and William Watson, Nancy excelled in school, sang in the choir and Triple Trio, and graduated as salutatorian of John Adams High School in 1950. She married Donald Truex shortly after high school. After Don played professional baseball for a year, they spent two years in South Carolina while he served in the Army. Nancy later held support roles at six companies, but her greatest joy and proudest accomplishment was raising her children,  whom she described as “loving, thoughtful, and successful in various fields”: Lynette (Bill) Mischel, Brent (Chasity) Truex, and Leanne Siri. A devoted homemaker and mother, Nancy is also survived by seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

After Trinity Evangelical Free Church was founded in 1965, Nancy and Don became members and attended for 50 years; Nancy sang in the choir for 32 of those years. She was devoted to the Lord and passionate about her family and friends, flower gardening, bridge, golf, and Bible study. A steadfast Republican, she also served as an election poll worker for decades. Both Don and Nancy were staunch American patriots.

Nancy had a trapdoor memory and loved to analyze everything with her gifted intellect.  She was also quite the entertainer through theatre and was known as a jovial resident at her senior living facility. She felt called to bring joy to other residents by performing in plays, singing silly songs like “After the Ball is Over, Mary Takes Off her Peg Leg,” telling jokes, and reading the poetry of John Whitcomb Riley. She will forever be remembered by her family for her coveted homemade blueberry pies and the way she stroked her children’s hair to calm them, which has now been passed down to her grandchildren, Matthew Siri, Peter (Betty) Siri, David (Tiffany) Siri, Chelsea (Tyler) Hartley, Macie (Tanner) Perkins, Stephen (Lindsay) Mischel, Lauren (Chase) Marshall, and her 5 great-grandchildren.

There will be a visitation on Monday, October 19th from 10-11 am at Trinity Church,61770 Miami Road, South Bend, IN 46614, followed by a graveside service at Southlawn Cemetery, 61430 Old US Highway 31S at 11:30 am.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Nancy’s honor to Trinity Evangelical Free Church (tefs.org) and Wounded Warriors https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org. Finally, the family wishes to extend their deepest gratitude to hospice, her caregivers, and her fabulous friends for their compassionate care and love in Nancy's final days.

Palmer Funeral Home – Guisinger Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.  Online condolences may be offered to the Truex family via the Palmer Funeral Home website, www.palmerfuneralhomes.com.

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