- Date Of Birth: January 30, 1920
- Date Of Death: August 11, 2012
- State: Florida
Much loved and respected Journalist and Public Relations Director Nancy M. Kenaston age 92 of Fort Walton Beach, Fl. Went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 11, 2012, at her home. She was born on January 30, 1920, in Wellington, Kent, England to Herbert Fredrick Henry Shields and Edith Muriel Walterman.
Nancy’s early and formable years in England were just prior to World War II. These difficult years help prepare her for a variety of opportunities in a most recognizable and notable and prestigious career in journalism, “My first Love since I was 10 years old”.
A special man Col Hampton R. Kenaston , USAF, came into her life and they were married in 1946.
Nancy has been a most recognizable figure in the Fort Walton Beach Community since the 1950’s. She has often shared her life’s experiences at various speaking engagements. She first came to Eglin Air Force Base in 1950.
Other organizations she so willingly gave her time to were; Women’s Press Club of London, Charter Member Northwest Florida Press Club, Panhandle Animal Welfare Society, Gulf Area Garden Club. Her special love was being an Auxiliary Member of the United States Coast Guard where she had been a member since 1978.
She will be greatly missed by her family, friends and community.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Col Hampton R. Kenaston, two sisters Hazel and Muriel in England and her husband’s Daughter, Janice Katherine High and Grandson Mark W. Kenaston. Survivors include her husband’s son, William Kenaston and wife Ruby of Fort Walton Beach, Fl., her husband’s Daughter, Sara Kenaston of Jacksonville, Fl., Son In Law, Kenneth High of Lake Jackson, Tx., 4 grandchildren and spouses, 8 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.
