Nancy Carole Erb Fretterd

Published 12:05 am Sunday, August 17, 2014

NATCHEZ — Memorial services for Nancy Carole Erb Fretterd , who died Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, will 11 a.m. Saturday at  First Baptist Church  in Natchez

A celebration of life luncheon will take place immediately following the service in the reception room at the church.

Nancy was the second born to the late Lawrence and Mary Erb in Baltimore.  The Erb family later moved to Hagerstown, Md., where she graduated from South Hagerstown High School and met her sweetheart.  On April 10, 1960, she married the love of her life, Charles R. Fretterd of Federalsburg, Md. The two moved to Charlottesville, Va., where they had their first daughter, Lynellen. Nancy and Charles then moved to Richmond, Va., after Charles was promoted with Sears. It was in Richmond they had their second daughter, Suzanne.

After Charles was promoted again in 1971, the Fretterd family moved to Memphis, where Nancy worked as a medical transcriptionist at an OB-GYN office.  In 1976, they moved to Natchez,  where she worked at International Paper Company in the administrative office, was a Natchez tour guide, owned multiple Diet Centers,  Medical Claims Resources and Ambulance Service Inc. in Dover, Del.  In 1985, Nancy graduated from Copiah-Lincoln Junior College but continued to take computer classes to keep current on technology to help her businesses.  She became a Nationally Registered EMT in 1998.

Nancy was also a devoted worker in the First Baptist Church nursery for many years.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Natchez Garden Club, Green Alliance, Keep Natchez-Adams County Beautiful, ambassador for the Natchez-Adams Chamber of Commerce, Newcomers Club, two bridge groups, Tuesday women’s bible study group and Natchez Bicycle Club.

She coordinated trips for her family and traveled to Hawaii, Alaska, Canada, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Panama, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands and throughout the continental United States.  Since July 10, 2011, Nancy was a brain tumor survivor in which she never gave up hope or her zest for life.

On Aug. 15, 2014, Nancy — wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend — peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  She was a caregiver, cyclist, golfer, walker, bridge player, world traveler, community service leader and entrepreneur.

Nancy was preceded in death by her parents; a nephew, Larry Erb and her sister-in-law, Ellen I. Fretterd.

Survivors include her husband, Charles R. Fretterd; two daughters Lynellen Mallett and husband Charles and Suzanne Fretterd; one grandson, Avery Mallett; one brother, John Erb;  one aunt, Ruth Houck; one brother-in-law, Ret. Gen. James Fretterd ; nieces Laura Patrick and husband Bruce and Linda Earls  and husband Chris, and Jennifer Vermillera; one nephew, Ryan Erb, and great-nieces and great-nephews Amber and Ryan Patrick and Ryan and Morgan Earls.

The Fretterd family extends thanks to her many friends and a special thanks for her caregivers over the past few years, Connie Morgan, Gladys Veal and Mary Rogers Jordan. This extraordinary woman will be missed especially for her smile and enduring love for life.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be given to The Pre-School Ministry First Baptist Church of Natchez, MS, Natchez-Adams County Humane Society, Habitat for Humanity State of Mississippi, or American Brain Tumor Association.