Obituary of Nan Chritton

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Nan (Farrington) Chritton, 78, passed away Jan. 3, 2008, in Jacksonville, Fla., after a brief illness.

Born to Mary Bailey and Dr. R. K. Farrington in 1929 in Thomasville, N. C., she received her college degree from Duke University in 1950. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest F. Chritton, Jr., and is survived by her brothers, Dr. John Farrington (High Point, N. C.) and Robert Farrington (Port St. John, Fla.); her children, Michael (Romaine) of Akron, Ohio, Ernest III (Vickie) of Merritt Island, Fla., Kirby (Valerie) of Jacksonville, Laura Chritton Glenn of Honolulu and Susan Chritton Seagraves (Wade) of Jacksonville; and nine grandchildren.

She was active in the Mandarin Garden Club, Gamma Phi Beta sorority and the Jacksonville Parkinson Support Group. She lived for many years in Knoxville, Tenn., where she was an outspoken civil rights advocate and member of the League of Women Voters and the Knoxville Area Urban League. She was a candidate for the Tenn. legislature in 1978. She was one of the first female members of the UT Quarterback Club and a long-time supporter of UT women's basketball. She served on the Altar Guild at St. John's Cathedral, Church of the Ascension and Church of the Good Samaritan, all in Knoxville.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 9, at Church of Our Savior on Mandarin Road in Jacksonville, Fla. Arrangements by Arlington Park Funeral Home. Memorial gifts may be made to the Parkinson Association or the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville.