Nancy Ann Gibney Binkley, passed away peacefully in the early morning of Monday, July 8, 2013 in Indianapolis, just days before her 87th birthday. She was born July 12, 1926 in Hagerstown, Maryland the daughter of the late Charles Arthur Gibney, Sr. and Charlotte Green Gibney. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 44 years Louis Edward Binkley in 1998. Nancy enjoyed a wonderful long life. She loved deeply and was deeply loved. She taught elementary school for more than 37 years in the Washington County School System beginning her career at the Antietam Street School and later teaching at Pangborn Elementary. She retired from teaching in 1990. She became a director of consumer affairs for the Paul Harris Stores, retail chain, in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the mid to late 90's. She spent most of her life in Hagerstown. Her later years were spent in Florida, Indianapolis, Vermont and Maryland enjoying a wonderful retirement, but she always got a big smile on her face when she returned to Maryland. A great believer in education, she graduated from Frostburg College earning a degree in education in 1946 followed by a Masters Degree in Education from Columbia University in New York City, achieving all this in a time when higher education was not always sought by women. Her educational journey (and a great story) was that she went to her first day in first grade and came home that night in the second grade. She always loved to tell that story with the caveat that her mother had been a teacher and home-schooled her, thus giving her that great foundation to complete first grade in only one day! Her other favorite education story was that she attended the tiny little school in Cearfoss, Maryland, an experience she always cherished. As a tribute to her strong belief in the importance of education the "Nancy Gibney Binkley Scholarship" at Frostburg University lives on to help other Washington County elementary education students achieve their college dreams as she did. A lifelong member of Grace United Methodist Church in Hagerstown and its Grace Sunday School Class where she was a teacher for many years. She is survived by one son, Louis Edward Binkley, Jr., and his wife, Debra, of Frederick; two sisters, Barbara Jane Freeman of Hagerstown, Charlotte Gibney Fischer, and her husband, Stan, of Bonita Springs, FL.; and a brother, Charles A. Gibney, Jr., and his wife, Virginia, of Hagerstown, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a. m. Friday at Minnich Funeral Home, 415 East Wilson Boulevard, Hagerstown. The Rev. Curtis Ehrgott will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Friends may call on Thursday from 6 to 8 p. m. at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to Nancy Gibney Binkley Scholarship at Frostburg State Universtiy, 101 Braddock Road, Frostburg, Maryland 21532-1099, or Grace United Methodist Church, 712 West Church Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740.