Nancy Lee Hess, 58, died Thursday, March 13, 2014. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was a daughter of the late Birt Armond Hess and Ruth Rice Hess. Nancy was a graduate of King's College in Briarcliff Manor, NY, where she studied elementary education. She went on to earn a Master's in Language Communications, with a Reading Specialist Certification from the University of Pittsburgh. After teaching in Pittsburgh and Arlington, VA, Nancy spent 26 years as a Reading Recovery teacher and teacher-leader in the Union County Public Schools of Monroe, NC. She was a former member of St. Giles Presbyterian Church; and, at the time of her death, was a member of Central Church of God in Charlotte.

Nancy is survived by her sister, Kathy Hess Hopkins of Greenville, SC; niece and her husband, Erin and Matt McFaddin, and their son, Eli, of Charlotte; nephew and his wife, Evan and Jenny Hopkins, and their children, Christian and Katelyn, of Raleigh; and nephew, Elliot Hopkins of Greenville, SC.

A memorial service will be held 11 o'clock, Monday, March 17th at St. Giles Presbyterian Church, 2027 Emerywood Drive, Charlotte, with The Rev. Nate Atwood and The Rev. Debbie Sebring officiating. The family will greet friends following the service. Interment will be in the Churchyard of The First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC. Memorials may be made to CFI-USA, Christian Friends of Israel, PO Box 470258, Charlotte, NC 28247-0258. Shives Funeral Home, Columbia, is assisting the family.