Nancy Hannah Corriher, 78, passed away after a period of declining health on February 11, 2021
at Arbor Acres Retirement Community, where she lived for the last three and a half years. She
was born in Salisbury, NC in 1942 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Madison Covington Hannah, Jr. She
graduated from Boyden High School in Salisbury, NC as an Honor graduate in 1960. She attended
Mars Hill Junior College (at that time) from 1960 - 1962. She then transferred to Women's College
in Greensboro, NC, which became the University of North Carolina at Greensboro prior to her
graduation in 1964 where she majored in French. She moved to Winston-Salem and began her
long career of teaching in the Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools, where she retired after 28
years. After her second year teaching, she was one of 20 teachers who received the RJ Reynolds
Tobacco Scholarship for summer study wherever they chose. Nancy attended the Sorbonne,
University of Paris, where she was also able to travel to many countries of Europe and lived with a
French family. Nancy was able to travel to many countries during her life. She enjoyed returning
to France and Spain with her daughter, Caroline. Nancy loved learning and teaching, as well as
reading and writing. She leaves behind a beloved daughter, Caroline Hannah Corriher
Stresemann (Doug) of Raleigh, NC, whom she adored. She also adored her first child Matthew
Creighton Corriher, who brightened the lives of many others on earth before he went to heaven in
2014. Nancy was a member of Bethania Moravian Church in Bethania, NC, very close to her
home where she lived for 48 years and where both of her children were baptized. She was a
devoted Christian, Baptist, and Moravian. The family wishes to thank the wonderful staff at Arbor
Acres for their compassionate care and support, especially during the last year. A private service
will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to: The
Enrichment Center, 1006 S. Marshall Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, where the lives of many
special people in Winston-Salem continue to be enriched or to the Residents' Assistance Fund at
Arbor Acres United Methodist Retirement Community at 1240 Arbor Road, Winston-Salem NC
27104.
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