Nancy Victoria Davis Tomlinson Van Every passed away January 25, 2024.
Nan was born November 29, 1922 to Elva Wall and John Neal Davis in Winston Salem.
She attended RJ Reynolds High School and the music program at Mars Hill College, graduating from Meredith College in Arts and Music in 1943. Nan acted in summer stock theatre with Ed Ames, Andy Griffith, and Jean Stapleton.
Nan married Worth Evan Tomlinson in 1950.
In 1977, she married Captain Salem Augustus Van Every Jr., a retired Navy Officer.
She is survived by sons, Worth Evan Tomlinson, Jr. (Robin), Neal Rousseau Tomlinson, and James Davis Tomlinson (Jill); one grandchild; and three great grandchildren; a step-son, Salem Lance Van Every (Bea); seven step-grandchildren and twelve step-great-grandchildren.
Nan may perhaps be best remembered through her many philanthropic endeavors. Her vision and generosity helped to fulfill many community dreams, including the Nan Davis Van Every Auditorium in the Walker Center at Wilkes Community College, scholarships at Meredith College, Lees-McCrae College, Appalachian State University, and NC State University, as well as support for the Crossnore Communities for Children. She established the Worth E. Tomlinson Rotary Club Fairgrounds in North Wilkesboro which provides college scholarships for Wilkes County students. She supported children's cardiovascular medical care as a long-serving Director of the Heineman-Robicsek Foundation, establishing the Nan Van Every Cardiology Diagnostic Network in 2010, and supporting the Francis Robicsek Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Surgery at the Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute of Atrium Health.
Funeral services will be held at the Tomlinson/Van Every Family Crypt at Scenic Memorial Gardens.
Burial services will follow at the family crypt.
Nan was born November 29, 1922 to Elva Wall and John Neal Davis in Winston Salem.
She attended RJ Reynolds High School and the music program at Mars Hill College, graduating from Meredith College in Arts and Music in 1943. Nan acted in summer stock theatre with Ed Ames, Andy Griffith, and Jean Stapleton.
Nan married Worth Evan Tomlinson in 1950.
In 1977, she married Captain Salem Augustus Van Every Jr., a retired Navy Officer.
She is survived by sons, Worth Evan Tomlinson, Jr. (Robin), Neal Rousseau Tomlinson, and James Davis Tomlinson (Jill); one grandchild; and three great grandchildren; a step-son, Salem Lance Van Every (Bea); seven step-grandchildren and twelve step-great-grandchildren.
Nan may perhaps be best remembered through her many philanthropic endeavors. Her vision and generosity helped to fulfill many community dreams, including the Nan Davis Van Every Auditorium in the Walker Center at Wilkes Community College, scholarships at Meredith College, Lees-McCrae College, Appalachian State University, and NC State University, as well as support for the Crossnore Communities for Children. She established the Worth E. Tomlinson Rotary Club Fairgrounds in North Wilkesboro which provides college scholarships for Wilkes County students. She supported children's cardiovascular medical care as a long-serving Director of the Heineman-Robicsek Foundation, establishing the Nan Van Every Cardiology Diagnostic Network in 2010, and supporting the Francis Robicsek Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Surgery at the Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute of Atrium Health.
Funeral services will be held at the Tomlinson/Van Every Family Crypt at Scenic Memorial Gardens.
Burial services will follow at the family crypt.
Nancy Victoria Davis Tomlinson Van Every passed away January 25, 2024.
Nan was born November 29, 1922 to Elva Wall and John Neal Davis in Winston Salem.
She attended RJ Reynolds High School and the music program at Mars Hill College, graduating from Meredith College in Arts and Music in 1943. Nan acted in summer stock theatre with Ed Ames, Andy Griffith, and Jean Stapleton.
Nan married Worth Evan Tomlinson in 1950.
In 1977, she married Captain Salem Augustus Van Every Jr., a retired Navy Officer.
She is survived by sons, Worth Evan Tomlinson, Jr. (Robin), Neal Rousseau Tomlinson, and James Davis Tomlinson (Jill); one grandchild; and three great grandchildren; a step-son, Salem Lance Van Every (Bea); seven step-grandchildren and twelve step-great-grandchildren.
Nan may perhaps be best remembered through her many philanthropic endeavors. Her vision and generosity helped to fulfill many community dreams, including the Nan Davis Van Every Auditorium in the Walker Center at Wilkes Community College, scholarships at Meredith College, Lees-McCrae College, Appalachian State University, and NC State University, as well as support for the Crossnore Communities for Children. She established the Worth E. Tomlinson Rotary Club Fairgrounds in North Wilkesboro which provides college scholarships for Wilkes County students. She supported children's cardiovascular medical care as a long-serving Director of the Heineman-Robicsek Foundation, establishing the Nan Van Every Cardiology Diagnostic Network in 2010, and supporting the Francis Robicsek Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Surgery at the Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute of Atrium Health.
Funeral services will be held at the Tomlinson/Van Every Family Crypt at Scenic Memorial Gardens.
Burial services will follow at the family crypt.
Nan was born November 29, 1922 to Elva Wall and John Neal Davis in Winston Salem.
She attended RJ Reynolds High School and the music program at Mars Hill College, graduating from Meredith College in Arts and Music in 1943. Nan acted in summer stock theatre with Ed Ames, Andy Griffith, and Jean Stapleton.
Nan married Worth Evan Tomlinson in 1950.
In 1977, she married Captain Salem Augustus Van Every Jr., a retired Navy Officer.
She is survived by sons, Worth Evan Tomlinson, Jr. (Robin), Neal Rousseau Tomlinson, and James Davis Tomlinson (Jill); one grandchild; and three great grandchildren; a step-son, Salem Lance Van Every (Bea); seven step-grandchildren and twelve step-great-grandchildren.
Nan may perhaps be best remembered through her many philanthropic endeavors. Her vision and generosity helped to fulfill many community dreams, including the Nan Davis Van Every Auditorium in the Walker Center at Wilkes Community College, scholarships at Meredith College, Lees-McCrae College, Appalachian State University, and NC State University, as well as support for the Crossnore Communities for Children. She established the Worth E. Tomlinson Rotary Club Fairgrounds in North Wilkesboro which provides college scholarships for Wilkes County students. She supported children's cardiovascular medical care as a long-serving Director of the Heineman-Robicsek Foundation, establishing the Nan Van Every Cardiology Diagnostic Network in 2010, and supporting the Francis Robicsek Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Surgery at the Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute of Atrium Health.
Funeral services will be held at the Tomlinson/Van Every Family Crypt at Scenic Memorial Gardens.
Burial services will follow at the family crypt.
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