Lantern Lit on 12/16/13-12/22/13 for Timothy Nance

Prosecutors have charged a Fond du Lac woman with homicide and hiding a corpse for allegedly shooting her husband twice in the head, Fond du Lac Police Chief William Lamb said at an afternoon news conference Tuesday.

Timothy Nance, who went missing Nov. 1, died in a domestic fight. Nance's wife, Eve, told investigators that a gun was fired during a fight at their house, which killed her husband, Lamb said. On Nov. 27, police found his body in a brushy, wooded area at the 6200 block of N. 101st St., in Milwaukee.

Eve Nance faces charges of first degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse.

Timothy J. Nance, 37, of Fond du Lac, entered into Heaven on Friday, November 1, 2013. Tim was born on February 20, 1976 to Joseph and Dorothy Nance in Centralia, IL. Everyone knows "Shorty Tim" and he is loved by many. Tim loved to cook, especially BBQ and fish. He cooked his first cheeseburger when he was 3 years old. Music has been Tim's passion since playing the drums in church as a kid, all the way till now, bumping through town in the Cadillac. Uncle Tim loves the kids. If you knew Tim you knew he loves darts and playing pool (thanks Ben for keeping that memory alive). Tim will be loved and missed by many. There are no words to describe the pain the loss of this man has on so many people. Tim made you feel like his friend even if he just met you. 

Tim is survived by his daughter, TaMeka Nance and her mother; his granddaughter on the way, Vivian Marie Irene Nance; his mother, Dorothy Nance; one brother, Sonny "Bono" Weathersby; brothers-in-law, Dominic (Tina) Ewell, Ronnie (Tywanda) Stidham, Curtis (Val) Darling; special nieces and nepehew, Dominique and Harmony Ewell, Justice Chiodo, Maya and Jenna Stidham, Emily Darling, Iilesha, Summer and Brian Weathersby; great nieces, Amiah Wallace and Jamirah Horton; Cuz, J.J. "Bass" Gregg; special friends, Aaron Owens, Ben (Tasha and kids) BoBo, Brandon (Amber and the boys) Johnson, and Jamais Barnes; and many, many, more friends and relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Nance, a brother, and Nana.

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