Nancy Sue Austin McMinnis, 77, passed away Friday morning, March 19, 2021 at her residence. She was born on November 18, 1943 in Danville, Va. a daughter of the late James Carol Austin and Mary Rawlins Austin. Nancy Sue was a graduate of the Danville Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and was a Registered Nurse. She was employed with Danville Memorial Hospital until 1972. She later worked part-time at Internal Medicine Associates, Roman Eagle Healthcare and Piney Forest Healthcare. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church. On February 6, 1971 she married Donald B. McMinnis who survives of the home. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by a sister, Carolyn Harrelson. She is survived by her husband, Donald; two sons, Donald Edward McMinnis of Ringgold, Va. and Dennis Helms and his wife, Renita, of Monroe, N.C.; a daughter, Susan McMinnis Blevins of Myrtle Beach, SC; a sister, Virginia Nelson of Danville; six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 2 pm at Townes Memorial Chapel with the Reverend Austin Meadows officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery on the Park Springs Road.