Nancy had such a small circle.
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Source for this? Pace a "pastor" at one of several local churches NG and local extended family in general may have attended in the five-plus decades they've lived or visited, not a single close friend has commented on any Guthrie family member's habits, thoughts, or lifestyle. Typical reticence/discipline/discretion in a small community and concerning locals gone good and high profile.
Who says this "small circle" commentary about the long-time matriarch of a high-profile local family with third-generation roots?
It's so important not to assume or extrapolate in a potential serious crimes case where local LE have a mixed track record, federal investigators are experiencing a centuries-in-a-lifetime lack of expertise crisis, a direct family member is employed in and related to the kind of soft journalism/exploitation media notorious for producing misinformation at the margins of these kinds of unexplained missing persons cases, and no adult in the room is willing to tamp down expectations on the record beyond acting as PR for one LE official who botches the idiom about whose guess is good as another's.
We've heard weird, unsubstantiated speculation about NG's heirs, some sort of inheritance three or fewer white collar children and their spouses and offspring are supposedly eager to enjoy, but there is no evidence Nancy had anything to leave beyond a house and its contents. Setting these modest and fairly garden variety assets aside, there is no indication she was "worth" more than your average middle class 80 year-old; that she represented some kind of unrealized jackpot for a family member; nor that she was isolated, abused, lacking a robust social life, a vast interior life, hobbies, autonomy, and a bright future--a few common geriatric physical nags notwithstanding. She drove her own car during the daytime. Hired rides in the evening. Clearly enjoyrd the company of her three remarkable children and many grandchildren.
That her peers and neighbors refrain from euologies are likely a sign of respect, discretion, and hope. NOTHING reported thus far suggests she was isolated. Please cite to the contrary.