In addition, she also served as a school room mother, a den mom for cub scouts, assisted with fundraisers and sewed uniforms for cheerleaders and costumes for 4-H members in “Share the Fun.” She made and delivered meals for families in need, prepared communion for church, and taught Vacation Bible School. She was a true partner in the farming business spending time in the barn milking cows regularly and time in the tractor when needed. She loved to cook and sew and passed those skills on to her daughter. On Sundays and special occasions, she made good use of the fresh cream from their dairy to make delicious pies, whipped cream, and homemade ice cream to share with family and friends. Despite the time constraints of owning a dairy, Nancy grew beautiful gardens and canned all the family’s vegetables. They continued to farm the ground until Nancy sold the farm in 2000 and moved to Indianapolis to be closer to her children. In 1961 they purchased a farm of their own in Eminence, Indiana where they continued to milk cows, every morning and night, for the next 25 years when they sold off the dairy cows in 1986. Together they started a career in dairy farming on a rented farm in Noblesville, Indiana. After High School she went on to attend nursing school but was just shy of graduation when she married Joseph Lee Chapman on September 4, 1953. She belonged to Job’s Daughters, was active in 4-H, and was valedictorian of her graduating class. Nancy grew up on a dairy farm near Westfield and belonged to the Quaker Friend’s Church in Hortonville. She was born on May 26, 1934, in Hortonville, Indiana, to Merrill and Esther Horney. Nancy Lou Chapman, 88, passed away in her home on Thursday, December 1, 2022, surrounded by loved ones.

Married to the Business by Greg Chapman