Nancy Robertson

ROBERTSON, Nancy Marie Rice Buck, Age 76, passed away at her home in Nashville March 12, 2011. Born January 3, 1935 in Seven Mile Ford, VA to the late Carl Coleman and Helen Reynolds Rice. Preceded in death by her first husband, Lee Buck; son-in-law, Jim Garvin; and step-son Bill Robertson. Survived by husband, Donald Robertson; daughters, Sheila Dennis Bates, and Sue Anne Wendell Jones; step-children, Brad Teresa Robertson and Loretta Robertson; grandchildren Neal Rachel Garvin, Rachel Leigh Garvin, Cuyler Leilani Jones, Susannah Jones, Hayden Brittany Jones, and MacLaren Jones; great-grandchildren, Cameron and Marshall Jones; brother, Donis Laura Rice; beloved nieces, nephews, cousins, lifelong friend, Betty King Leatherwood and devoted cat, Precious. Nancy was a 1953 graduate of Virginia High School in Bristol, VA and a graduate of Johnston Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Abingdon, VA. During her 30+ year career as a Registered Nurse, she worked in a variety of settings in Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Indiana and Tennessee. She was a faithful member of the United Methodist Church, a certified lay speaker and an avid Bible scholar. In September 2010 she published the book, Caroline, a Lifetime of Love, which was based on a distant relative she discovered during her many years of genealogy research. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 15, at 10:30 am at Bellevue United Methodist Church, 7501 Old Harding Pk., with the Reverend David Rainey officiating. Burial will follow at the Williamson Memorial Gardens in Franklin, TN. Pallbearers will be sons-in-law and grandsons. Honorary pallbearers: Dr. William Maynard, Judith Garrett, and the Fellowship Sunday School Class. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Bellevue United Methodist Church. Visitation will be Monday, March 14, 2-8 pm at Harpeth Hills Funeral Home, 9090 Hwy 100, and an hour before the service at the church. HARPETH HILLS FUNERAL HOME, 615646-9292 www.afamilylegacy.com