Nancy Saia's Obituary
Nancy Susan Graue Saia, 59, of Cordova, TN, passed away June 27, 2014. She was born on May 10, 1955. She graduated from Springdale High School, Springdale, AR and attended the University of Arkansas; was member of Bellevue Baptist Church; and worked at Trustmark as a loan processor. Nancy was very active at Central Church in 1990 in the singles and women’s ministry. She met Barney while working as a event planner at the Omni Hotel in 1989, and they were married May 18, 1990. She was preceded in death by her father, Herbert Graue; father-in-law, Joseph Saia; and niece Jessica Graue Leibig; brother-in-law, Gary Emmett. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Barney L Saia, of Memphis, TN; daughter, Hannah Grace Saia, of Cordova, TN; mother, Marilyn Weir Graue, of Springdale, AR; brother, Mike Graue and his wife, Alicia Mabry Graue, of Rogers, AR; sisters, Debbie Graue Emmett, of Springdale, AR and Lu Reinhardt and her husband, Wayne Reinhardt, of Melbourne, FL; mother-in-law, Rose Saia, of Southaven, MS; brothers-in-law, C. J. Saia and his wife, Kathy Saia, of Sherman, TX, John Saia and his wife, Martha, of Grenada, MS, and Joe Saia and his wife, Cindy of Jackson, MS; 10 nephews, Jeremy Emmett, Jason Emmett, Joshua Graue, Ryan Reinhard, Kyle Reinhardt, Eric Reinhardt, Stephen Saia, Jeremy Saia, Tony Saia, and Michael Saia; 4 nieces, Sarah Emmett Patrick, Abigail Emmett, Stacy Saia, and Emily Saia; and 17 grand nephews and nieces. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m., Monday, June 30 at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, Memphis, TN. Funeral services 10 a.m., Saturday, July 5 at Cross Church, Rogers, AR; Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services will have charge. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119, 901-767-8930, “Behind the Stone Wall”.
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