PALMYRA: Johnson, Nancy M.; passed peacefully on Friday, December 5, 2025 at the age of 88. Family and friends are invited to call from 4-7pm on Tuesday, December 9 at the Robert L. Yost Funeral Home, Inc., 123 W. Main St., Palmyra. A funeral service will be held at 11am on Wednesday, December 10 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Palmyra Village Cemetery. Please consider donations in Nancy’s memory to Open Door Mission, P.O. Box 14236, Rochester NY 14608 or to CareNet Pregnancy Center, 120 North Main Street, Suite 28, Canandaigua NY 14424.
Nancy was born on July 27, 1937 in Canandaigua, NY the daughter of the late Lester and Marion William Morrow. She was a 1954 graduate of Clifton Springs High School. Nancy married the love of her life, Anson B. Johnson Jr., on January 31, 1959 in the Clifton Springs Methodist Church. She had been a member of the Palmyra Baptist Church, the Canandaigua Baptist Church and most recently, Lifespring Community Church. Nancy’s faith was extremely important to her and it was reflected in her love for Jesus. Isaiah 26; 3,4 “You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, For in the Lord, is everlasting strength.” Nancy’s walk with the Lord was evident in her desire to help and support others through her involvement in the Crisis Pregnancy Center, the Open Door Mission and the One-to-One Mentoring program where she served as a volunteer student aide and mentor. Nancy’s spare time was spent gardening, reading and taking care of her family.
Nancy is survived by her husband of 66 years, Anson B. Johnson Jr.; her daughters Jackie (Susan Elkins) VanNorman and Amy (Philip) Rupp; sons Anson B. (Teresa) Johnson III and Andrew (Amanda) Johnson; grandchildren Daniel, Jeffrey and Matthew Rupp and Nick, Luke, Helen, Rebekah and Chloe Johnson; great-grandchildren Micah, Elliana and Vivian Rupp and many dear friends. She was predeceased by her sisters Martha Bounds and Marilyn Hurlburt and brothers Eddie, Tommy, Roger and Charlie Morrow.
