Nancy Margaret Brown, 81, of Richland, died Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at Spang Crest, Lebanon. She was the wife of William E. Brown, II, to whom she was married to for 59 years on July 3, 1965. Born in Indiana, PA on November 23, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Hugh R. and Martha (Hildebrand) Wiley. A 1960 graduate of Indiana High School, and a 1964 graduate of Muskingum University. After graduating, Nancy served as a music teacher at several schools. Later, she was employed as a music, choir, and bell choir director for 22 years at Readington Reformed Church, Readington, NJ., where her two daughters sang and rang hand bells under her direction. She was an organist at Myerstown UCC, and an organist and choir director at several other churches. Nancy was a loving spouse, mother, friend and neighbor who truly embodied and lived Christ’s love. She provided care to so many who knew her and through her acts of service to the USO, deployed troops, refugees and others in need. She instilled these values in her children and grandchildren. Her legacy is this love shared with so many. Nancy was a member of Myerstown UCC, the organist guild, and was active with 4-H. She was the best cookie and pie maker in the world and would feed everybody including her son’s baseball team before practice. Nancy enjoyed playing the organ and piano, listening to music, watching the animals on the farm, and family beach vacations to Sarasota, Florida, and Virginia Beach. Nancy traveled all over the U.S. and world with her husband Bill who was in the Air Force. They lived in Japan during the Vietnam War. Nancy is survived by two daughters, Betsy, wife of Vince Clark, Becky, wife of John Landon; a son, Bill Brown, husband of Sandra; 3 grandchildren, Ellen and Hugh Clark, and Johnathan Brodie, husband of Bridget; and great-grandchildren, Julia and Luke Brodie. She is also survived by her nephew Greg Tompos and sister-in-law, Susan Hill Brown, who introduced her to Bill while sorority sisters in college.