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Nancy King, Founder of Jackson’s Nandy’s Candy, Dies

Her daughters say she died peacefully Sunday night at 76.

Overview

  • Nandy’s Candy announced her passing in a Facebook post that local outlets cited.
  • WAPT reports she died of pneumonia surrounded by loved ones.
  • The shop remains open, with her family saying that is what she would have wanted.
  • King founded the Jackson candy store in 1980 and built it into a community mainstay.
  • Daughter Emmie King is taking the reins to continue the business, and funeral arrangements are pending.