Nancy Ann Jaeger

Graveside services for Nancy Ann Jaeger, 79, Lawrence, Kansas, will be held on Thursday May 23, 2024 at 10 a.m. at Pioneer Cemetery. Nancy passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2024.

Nancy was born on October 30, 1944 in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Shinkle and Juanita Mae (Settle) Smith.

She graduated from Lawrence High School in 1962.

She was an administrator for the University of Kansas Libraries until her retirement in 1999.

Nancy married Edward Lee Shawbaker on April 26, 1963, in Lawrence, Kansas. They divorced.  She then married Robert W. Jaeger on August 30, 1986 in Welda, KS.

Nancy was preceded in death by her parents and both of her husbands.

Survivors include her siblings: Sandra Crandall of Easley, South Carolina; Gerald (Gary) Smith (wife Linda) of Lawrence. Children: Larry Shawbaker (wife Becky) of Lee’s Summit, MO; Deanna Shawbaker of Lawrence. Grandchildren: Haylie Cool (husband Joe) of Overbrook; Courtney Wendt (husband Brad) of Overbrook; Lauren Shawbaker of Lee’s Summit; Amanda Faulkner of Lawrence, and Joshua Cobb of Lawrence.

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