Whiteville, North Carolina
Nancy Mercer Smith
1927 — 2023
Nancy Mercer Smith, 95, of Whiteville, wife of the late Edward Lewis Smith, died peacefully on February 5, 2023 surrounded by her family, having lived an amazing life. She was the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. William Cassie Mercer and grew up in Williamston, NC. She was a graduate of St. Mary's High School in Raleigh and Salem College in Winston Salem. She moved to Whiteville where she taught school and met and married Lewis Smith in 1952. After an unexpected death of her husband in 1960, Nancy raised her five young children with unending love and support from so many. She had a zest for life and her infectious personality filled every room she entered. She lived her life with courage,...