Nancy was born in Rock Hill, South Carolina on July 16, 1935. She was an only child but had many cousins nearby to bond with. Nancy was in the band and became a majorette in high school. She was also chosen in her senior year as one of the top ten beautiful women in her high school by the Hollywood director Cecily B DeMille. After high school she went on to Winthrop College and majored in business. However, her favorite classes were dance, especially Modern Dance.

During college, while working as a model for her future mother-in-law’s dress store, she met her true love, Mark Stone. Mark was called into the ministry, so they moved to Texas to attend Baylor University and Southwestern Seminary. While there, Mark was severely burned in a house fire. Mark survived the accident but spent many years in the hospital in Galveston, Texas. Nancy worked to support her family during that time. Mark and Nancy eventually moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia where Mark was the pastor of London Bridge Baptist Church. Nancy held a few jobs as church secretaries, but her real niche was when she became an administrative assistant for a major hotel conglomerate in Chesapeake, Virginia. She loved her job so much that she did not retire until the age of 76. Mark passed away in 2001, and Nancy continued to live in Virginia until she moved to Madison to be near her daughter and son-in-law Greg.

Nancy has two children, Jonmark who lives in Indiana, and Cheryl who lives nearby in Madison. (She adores her son-in-law, Greg!) Nancy also has four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Her hobbies outside of her job were reading, working on puzzles, sewing and being outside; either at the beach or working in her yard.

Nancy is kind and she feels greatly for others. She likes to have a few friends in her life but also likes to sit back and enjoy what is going on around her. Her nickname has always been Fancy Nancy because she doesn’t like a hair out of place or lint on her cloths. Even when she moved the lawn, her clothes matched, her hair and makeup were perfect, and it is doubtful if she ever broke a sweat!

Her largest asset in her life is her faith in the Lord. She and her family relied heavily on him during Mark’s accident and subsequent illnesses throughout his life. Even now during this season of her life, she knows God is still in control. On that note, she will reprimand you quickly if you ever tell her she is lucky. She’ll remind you she is NOT lucky, but she is very blessed!

Nancy and her family also feel blessed that she is living at Monark Grove. The care and the attention she receives is worthy of what she deserves. There is never a doubt that she is and will continue to be well taken care of by the staff at Monark!