Nancy Karen Carthel

February 17, 1944 - February 25, 2021

Nancy Carthel died peacefully, surrounded by family in Lubbock, Texas on February 25, 2021 at the age 77. Nancy was born at Lubbock Army Airfield on February 17, 1944 to George and Vada Webster. She attended school in the Lockney Independent School District and learned all about running a gin from her parents who owned Webster Gin in Lockney, Texas. After graduating from Lockney High School in 1962, she married Robert Carthel. She remained in the Lockney community until 1985 and she worked in and managed several gin offices in the area. Nancy Attended South Plains College in Levelland where she received her Associate's Degree in Nursing in 1989. Nancy continued her education, graduating from West Texas State University with a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing in May of 1990. She worked as a Registered Nurse in several area hospitals including St. Mary's Hospital in Lubbock and Covenant Hospital in Plainview, Texas. She combined her love of travel and her nursing skills to become a traveling nurse. With her home base in Santa Fe, New Mexico, she made stops all over the United States, seeing the country, sampling BBQ and working in hospitals along the way. She worked as an Emergency Room nurse at Harlingen Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas every winter for several years. She loved the people of the Rio Grande Valley and the nurses with whom she worked. Everywhere she worked, her fellow nurses recognized her hard work, skill and dedication to her patients. Those who knew Nancy appreciated her dry wit. They would say that she never failed to help a person in need. Nancy loved rehabbing old houses, reading, fishing, her dogs, and gardening. She especially loved hollyhocks and gladiolus. Whether she was breathing new life into an old house or planting flowers in the garden, Nancy always left a place more beautiful than she found it. She is survived by her sister, Toni Christian of Lubbock, Texas, her three children and their spouses, Kara Carthel (Debra) of Monterey, California, Kim Carthel Schober (Milton) of Lubbock, Texas, Jason Carthel (Elizabeth) of Lincoln, Nebraska, her grandchildren, Kayla Limmer(Griffin), Karlee Cardenas(Matt), Chloe Schober, Trey Schober, and Megan Carthel, and great grandchildren Bryar Ann and Indie Jane. The family wishes to convey our deepest gratitude to the exceptional staff at Brookdale-Monterey Assisted Living Facility. They provided incredibly loving care to Nancy, making her final days very good ones. Services to celebrate Nancy's life will be deferred until after the COVID crisis. An announcement indicating the date and location will be made in advance via Facebook. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in her name to the Epilepsy Foundation of Texas at www.EFTX.org. or by Mail to Epilepsy Foundation of Texas, 2401 Fountain View Drive, Suite 900, Houston, Texas 77057.