Marilyn Capps

Marilyn Jane Capps, better known as ‘Nanny’, of Greenfield, passed away Thursday, July 8, 2021 at age 72, after a long hard fight. Services for Jane Capps will be conducted Sunday at 4 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home in Greenfield. Burial to follow in Mt. Herman Cemetery in Greenfield. On August 20, 1948, Jane was born in Martin, to the late Thomas and Pauline Gearin. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her younger sister, Carolyn McAlister; nephew, Matthew “Mammo” Gearin; and grandson, Gavin Shull. Jane was a bookkeeper, housewife, statistician for Greenfield Girls’ Basketball team when her daughters played, and an Educational Assistant at Greenfield School for almost 20 years. She also was a peritoneal dialysis patient for six years while working. However, Nanny is best known for her role as the best wife, mother, sibling, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Robert ‘Bobby’ Capps of Greenfield; her two daughters, Michelle Cook and Christie Shull; her siblings, Ricky Gearin, Mary Wilson, and Randy Gearin; her five grandchildren, Karsen Cook Roberson, Kendal Cook, Colby Shull, Keaton Cook, and Hanna Shull; her great-granddaughter, Hadley Michelle Roberson; and fur babies, Jersey Skye, Kayda Leigh, Ryder, and Nemo. Online tributes may be left at williamsfhofgreenfieldandgleason.com.