Robert Sherwood Nance

November 12, 1949 - July 11, 2020

Bloomington, IL. – Robert Sherwood Nance, 70, passed away at 7:05 a.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at his home. A funeral service will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Kibler-Brady-Ruestman Memorial Home in Bloomington with Jim Youngquist officiating. A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until the time of the service at the memorial home. It is recommended that those in attendance please wear a mask and practice social distancing. Burial will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Pine Hill Primitive Baptist Cemetery in Ripley, Mississippi. Local arrangements will be by: McBride Funeral Home Inc., Ripley, Mississippi. Memorial contributes may be directed to Damascus Road Recovery Center (P.O. Box 1555, Covington, Georgia 30015.) Sherwood was born on November 12, 1949, a son to Robert and Janice (Vincent) Nance in Memphis, Tennessee. Surviving are his children, Patrick Nance of Normal and Jared (Frances) Nance of Chicago; grandchildren, Tucker Nance and Kiefer Nance, both of Normal; former spouse, Ruth Haskins Nance of Bloomington; sisters, Jeannine Kilgore of Tupelo, Mississippi and Karen Sullivan of Ripley, Mississippi; brother, John Andrew (Marie) Nance of Ripley, Mississippi; devoted caregiver, Aunnie Robinson of Bloomington; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. Sherwood was a member of Eastview Church in Normal. He was a bivocational pastor for First Baptist Church of Le Roy, Faith Community Church in Douglas, Georgia, and New Harmony Grove Baptist Church in Pearson, Georgia. Sherwood was a member of the Douglas Rotary Club in Douglas, Georgia, where he was recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow.