Nanny was born on December 30, 1920, in Turkey, Texas, to Ida Frances and John Thomas Young. After graduation from Turkey High School, she moved to Lubbock, Texas, and married Jack Driskill. After Jack returned from the war in the Pacific, they moved to Happy, Texas where they owned the Texaco service station. In 1960, Jack was elected county Judge and then moved to Tulia where she managed the Texas Employment Commission. When Jack passed away in 1991, she moved to Lubbock to be close to her family and became a member of the Quaker Avenue Church of Christ. Nanny loved her church and her family. She hosted dinner for the family every Sunday until this year.
Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal from Oct. 22 to Oct. 23, 2019
Nanny was born on December 30, 1920, in Turkey, Texas, to Ida Frances and John Thomas Young. After graduation from Turkey High School, she moved to Lubbock, Texas, and married Jack Driskill. After Jack returned from the war in the Pacific, they moved to Happy, Texas where they owned the Texaco service station. In 1960, Jack was elected county Judge and then moved to Tulia where she managed the Texas Employment Commission. When Jack passed away in 1991, she moved to Lubbock to be close to her family and became a member of the Quaker Avenue Church of Christ. Nanny loved her church and her family. She hosted dinner for the family every Sunday until this year.
Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal from Oct. 22 to Oct. 23, 2019
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