Nancy (West) Ames, 81, of Jefferson, Maine, passed away November 10, 2024, following a long battle with cancer. She was born in Damariscotta on October 15,1943, the daughter of Joseph E. and Edith (Bryant) West.  

Nancy attended Castner School in Damariscotta and graduated from Lincoln Academy in 1961.  She married her high school sweetheart, Bill Ames in 1963. They resided in Jefferson, where they raised three children, Carole, William Jr. and Joseph.  Nancy worked at Jefferson Village School system for several years, and also worked later as a Maine State Retirement Specialist for Maine State Retirement System, Retiring in 2003.

Nancy loved gardening, shopping, crafting, spending her summers at the cottage on Damariscotta Lake, and spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Bill and Nancy enjoyed many years of traveling in their motorhome to warm places in the winter, such as Florida and Texas.

Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, William Sr.; her son, William Jr.; and sister, Sally (West) Cutting.

She is survived by her brother-in-law, Robert Cutting and partner Sharron of MA; daughter, Carole Colby of Augusta; son, Joseph Ames and wife Holly of Lindenwold, NJ; grandchildren, Jeffrey Feyler Jr. and fiancé Ann Clarke, Erinn DeRoy and husband Blaine, William E. Ames and wife Kathleen, Jonathan Ames and wife Grace, Amanda Ratcliff and husband Larry, Kasey Ames, Jessica Ames, Marissa Linton and fiancé Jerry and Miranda Linton; great-grandchildren, Jeffrey III, Bridget, Chloe, Emma, Landon, Hannah, Ella, Billy, Dawson, Delilah, Isabella, Jaxson, Coleton, Kenneth, Selina, Jazmine and Jaceon; she is also survived by many cousins, nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews, and her loving fur baby Bella.

A graveside service will be held at 10:00am, on Saturday November 16, 2024 at the Hillside Cemetery in Damariscotta.  A reception will follow at 25 Old Madden Road in Jefferson. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in her name to: Maine Cancer Foundation, 170 US Route 1, Suite 250, Falmouth, ME 04105; or Beacon Hospice Care   5 Community Drive, Suite A,  Augusta, ME 04330.

Arrangements under the direction and care of Strong-Hancock Funeral Home, 612 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME 04543.  Condolences, and messages for her family, may be expressed by visiting: www.StrongHancock.com.