Mrs. Nancy Ferguson Rasco

March 28, 1939 - May 12, 2019

Nancy Ferguson Rasco, 80, died Sunday, May 12, 2019, in Oxford, Mississippi after a lengthy illness. She suffered from Alzheimer's. A native of DeWitt, Arkansas, Nancy moved to Oxford in 2009 and lived before that in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was a graduate of the University of Mississippi and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. Nancy served for many years on the DeWitt Bank and Trust Board of Directors and was chairman of the board until 2013. A master gardener, Mrs. Rasco enjoyed the outdoors, including duck hunting and fishing, playing golf (achieving several holes-in-one), and cheering for her beloved Ole Miss Rebels. Mrs. Rasco was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Gladys Ferguson; her husband, Bill Rasco; her sister Carolyn Pryor; and daughter Becca Mehlin; and her grandson, William Magee. She is survived by her daughter, Kent Magee (David) of Oxford; her sister, Becky Ehrlicher (Mike) of Memphis; grandchildren Hudson Magee (Lo) of Oxford, Mary Halley Carlson (Luke) of Pike Road, AL; Parker Cope of Little Rock, AR, Alex Cope of Little Rock, AR; and one great-grandchild, William Wilder Magee of Oxford. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The William Magee Center for Wellness Education at Ole Miss, c/o University of Mississippi Foundation, 406 University Avenue, Oxford, MS 38655.