Marjorie Elisabeth Hawley Nunn

 Published in The Courier-Journal on Aug. 23, 2009

Marjorie Elisabeth Hawley Nunn

Birth:       Mar. 28, 1917, Herington, Dickinson County. Kansas

Death:    Aug. 6, 2009, Green Valley, Pima County, Arizona

A longtime resident of Green Valley, she was born on March 28, 1917, in Herington, Kan., daughter of Carrie Cutter Hawley and Harold Cartlidge Hawley.  She graduated from the University of Kansas in 1938, with a degree in pharmacy and worked at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kan. till her marriage to John Douglas Nunn in 1940.

They moved to Louisville, Ky. in 1941.  She worked in the pharmacy of St. Anthony's Hospital in the 1970s and volunteered at Our Lady of Peace Hospital.  One of the founding members of River Road Country Club, she played championship golf in Louisville for many years.

In 1984, Marge and Doug moved to Green Valley where she continued to enjoy golf and duplicate bridge.  She was a member of the Green Valley Community Church and an active participant in the Forum.  She tutored young children in reading and supported many local charities, including the Desert Museum and Friends of Madera Canyon.

She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Douglas Nunn; brother Kenneth Hawley; daughter Diane Nunn Banks; son John Douglas Nunn Jr.; granddaughters Gaia Banks, Amanda Banks, Carrie Teaford, Hosanna Banks, Clare Banks and Morgan Nunn; grandson John Douglas Nunn III; and six great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at Silver Springs on Aug. 29 at 2 p.m. Memorial gifts may be made to the Friends of Madera Canyon, PO Box 1203, Green Valley, AZ 85622

Published in The Courier-Journal on Aug. 23, 2009

Obituary reproduced courtesy of the Green Valley News