Nancy Leigh King
1973-2020
KING, Nancy Leigh – 47, Sydney,
formerly of Port Hawkesbury, passed away Friday, October 2, 2020, in
St. Martha’s Regional Hospital, Antigonish surrounded by her
loving family. Born in Antigonish, she was a daughter of Jim and Helen
(Keefe) King, Port Hawkesbury.
Nancy spent her first five years living in Point Tupper
before moving to Port Hawkesbury. She graduated with Honours from
SAERC in 1991. She attended the University of
King’s College in Halifax where she earned a degree in
journalism in 1995. Nancy began working at the Port
Hawkesbury Reporter before moving on to the Cape Breton Post where she
has worked for the last 21 years. She developed wonderful friendships
with her colleagues there. Nancy had an amazing career and
was known for her objectivity, fairness and tenacity-no matter how big
or small the story. She was very proud of her work
especially the many stories regarding an abuse case involving young
boys which began in the Strait area and spanned two continents. Her
extensive knowledge of the case led to her being interviewed by a
national news outlet. While covering a recent murder trial she
developed a friendship with Silver Donald Cameron, which resulted in
several of her photos being featured in his final book “Blood On
The Water”. Nancy’s favourite moment in her
career was writing a story about Canada’s first female
astronaut, Roberta Bondar after meeting and spending the day with her
at her summer home in Baddeck.
An avid hockey fan, Nancy loved her Detroit Red Wings and had
many interesting spats with her father often razzing him about his
Toronto Maple Leafs. Nancy’s true passion was music, having
travelled throughout Canada following some of her favorite
bands. Her playlist included songs from REM, The Tragically
Hip, Modest Mouse, The Weakerthans and many more.
Nancy is survived by her parents, Jim and Helen; sister, Mary
(Scott) Delaney; special nieces who she loved with all her heart,
Jordan (Goddaughter), Cameron and Kendall all of Port Hawkesbury;
Godfather/Uncle, John (Bernadette) Keefe, Evanston; who was more like
a brother to her; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins; and her special
“fur baby” Ezra, who was truly treated like a real
child.
She was predeceased by maternal grandparents Arthur and Mae
Keefe; paternal grandparents Ed and Laura King, all formerly of Point
Tupper.
In keeping with Covid-19 guidelines, all
attendees will be asked to provide their names and telephone numbers
upon arrival at the funeral home and the church. Social
distancing protocols are to be followed and masks are
mandatory.
Visitation will be held Thursday, October 8 from 2 to 4pm and
7 to 9pm in Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home, Port Hawkesbury. Funeral
Mass will be Friday, October 9 at 10am in St. Joseph Roman Catholic
Church, Port Hawkesbury, with Father Conrad Edwards officiating.
Burial in the parish Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the
Strait Serenity Club or the SPCA of Cape Breton. Family flowers only
please. Words of comfort may be forwarded to the family at
www.haverstocks.com
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