Nancy Morse Jennette

Nancy Morse Jennette, 68, went home to Jesus on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. She passed peacefully, surrounded by her close loved ones. Nancy was born on February, 9, 1955, in Norfolk, Virginia, to the late Francis and Marjorie Morse. She grew up in the Outer Banks area.

After graduation from Knapp High School in Currituck, North Carolina, she attended Peace College and Meredith College where she earned a degree in Elementary Education. Nancy began a 30-plus teaching career in Elizabeth City, North Carolina and Raleigh, North Carolina.

Nancy loved to be around people, especially her family. She never met a stranger and always greeted everyone with her contagious smile.

Nancy is predeceased by her sister, Linda Morse Gordon, of Concord, North Carolina.

She is survived by her two daughters, Sara Brown and Hannah Jennette, one grandson, William Brown, all of Raleigh, North Carolina, and a niece, Amy Scanlan, of Asheville, North Carolina.

A celebration of life took place at Providence Church located at 6339 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh,North Carolina, on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Nancy Morse Jennette to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

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