Nancy Stapleton Prunty

Nancy Stapleton Prunty peacefully passed from this life on September 30, 2025. She was surrounded by family and friends in the days preceding her death and strongly felt the outpouring of love from those near and far.

Nancy was born March 19, 1935, in Jenkins, Ky, to William and Gladys Stapleton and grew up in towns throughout the area, graduating high school in Jenkins. where she met her future husband, Michael Neal Prunty, “Mickey,” with whom she shared 66 years of marriage.

She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY with a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics. Upon graduation, she married Michael at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Richmond. Nancy provided a loving home environment for her family. She loved working with her hands, making things, crafting things of beauty for people she loved. This was her gift by which she gifted others. She learned to golf in her 30’s. With her husband she enjoyed many evening of twilight golfing. Nancy enjoyed a great deal of success in her golfing game, winning a Club Championship at Lexington Country Club.

Family was most important to Nancy. She is survived by her children, Michael Prunty Jr., Genevieve Noble (David Parks), and Mark Prunty; two grandchildren, Carmel and Caroline Noble; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael Neal Prunty, and sister, Mary Ann Stapleton Blake. A generous soul with a kind heart, Nancy lived for the sake of others, ready to do her best for their well-being.

A Celebration of Life for Nancy and her husband, Dr. Michael Prunty (deceased November 27, 2023), will be held on October 15, 2025, from 3 to 6 pm, at Milward Funeral Home, 159 North Broadway in Lexington, Kentucky.