Nancy Ferguson Rasco

Nancy Ferguson Rasco, 80, died Sunday, May 12, 2019, in Oxford, Miss. after a lengthy illness. She suffered from Alzheimer's. A native of DeWitt, Ark., Nancy moved to Oxford in 2009 and lived before that in Hot Springs, Ark. 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 bank's board until 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband Bill, who was a rice farmer in the Arkansas Delta. A master gardener, Mrs. Rasco enjoyed the outdoors, including duck hunting and fishing, player golf, (achieving several holes-in-one), and cheering for her beloved Ole Miss Rebels. A graveside service will be held for Mrs. Rasco in DeWitt at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 2019. Visitation will be at Essex Funeral Home, DeWitt, Sunday at 1 p.m., preceding the graveside service. The Rev. Jimmy Albrecht of First Baptist Church will officiate. Mrs. Rasco was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Gladys Ferguson; sister Carolyn Pryor; daughter Becca Mehlin; and grandson, William Magee. She is survived by her daughter, Kent Magee (David) of Oxford; sister; Becky Ehrlicher (Mike) of Memphis; Grandchildren Hudson Magee (lo) of Oxford; Mary Halley Carlson (Luke) of Pike Road, Alabama; Parker Cope of Little Rock, Ark.; Alex Cope of Little Rock, Ark.; and one great-grandchild, William Wilder Magee of Oxford. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the William Magee Center of Wellness Education at Ole Miss, c/o University of Mississippi Foundation, 406 University Avenue, Oxford, MS 38655.