Rebecca Shuford Nesbitt
June 17, 1911 ~ February 3, 2005
Resided in:
Arden, NC
Rebecca Wetmore Shuford Nesbitt, 93, died February 3, 2005 at Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community.
Born at Christ School in Arden on June 17, 1911, she was a lifetime resident and native of the area. The daughter of the late Benjamin La Fayette and Meta Souther Shuford. She had a lifetime affiliation with Christ School, a private Episcopal school.
She taught school at Valley Springs for 32 years, retiring in 1972. She was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church in Fletcher where she was a choir member for many years.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Marvin Nesbitt in 1993. She is survived by two sons, Steve Nesbitt of Asheville, Jerry Nesbitt of Salem, SC; a daughter, Sheila Mickey of Denver, NC; seven grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
A private family burial will precede the funeral service. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 5, 2005 at 2:00 pm at Calvary Episcopal Church, Fletcher with the Rev. Victor Mansfield and Rev. Charles Furlow officiating.
The family will receive friends at the church parish house immediately after the service.
Memorials may be made to Calvary Episcopal Church, Calvary Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 187, Fletcher, NC 28732 or Christ School Chapel, 500 Christ School Road, Arden, NC 28704.
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Rebecca, I have missed you so much in the last year or two. I know that I will miss you even more now ! I know you are not suffering any more,& are at rest in a beautiful place, where their is always peace & no suffering. Thanks for our friendship for all these years, We have had some good times. I will always remember this. I love you, am so glad that we said this to each other, when we last talked. Rest in peace ! Esther R. Nesbitt
Remembering the good times and how nice it was to see her at her party at J&S recently.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
STEVE & KAY,
RONNIE & I ARE SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THE LOSS OF YOUR MOTHER. WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE SERVICE BUT DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. CHERISH THE GOOD MEMORIES!
You will always be remembered and loved.
Steve, Jerry and Shiela, I know how much you will miss your mother. Please accept my sincere sympathy. She was a wonderful lady, and I will miss her too.
BArbara Wells
Steve, Jerry, and Sheilia, Reed and I are so sorry for your loss. Aunt Rebecca was always such a special person and we all will miss her so much. I wish we could get to the funeral, but please know that our thoughts and prayers will be with you. Kathy Matthews
sheila,
i am so very sorry to hear of your mom’s passing. i will never forget her at valley springs. she was one of the finest ladies that i ever met along the way and we will all miss her presence.
with my deepest sympathy.
david l. west
I have many wonderful childhood memories of Mrs. Nesbitt and all of her family. My sincere condolences and heartfelt thoughts to all.
Steve, Jerry and Sheila…
My Mom called me this morning to tell me about your Mom’s passing. Some of my earliest memories are of the Nesbitts and the Hendersons and those memories have continued down the years. Another angel in heaven as another part of our shared heritage slips away. I will always remember your Mom’s smile, her sitting in the front row in the choir stalls, so many little things come to mind. My thoughts and prayers are with you. God Bless…
Dear Friends,
Mrs. Nesbitt was my 2nd grade teacher at Valley Springs over 30 years ago. I remember her and her love for art in the classroom. As a teacher myself, I can only hope to be the kind of teacher that children remember so fondly after such a long time. My condolences to your family.
Steve, So sorry to learn of your loss, may God be with you and yours in this time of need.
We are so sorry for your loss.We will miss seeing her at Family gatherings,but we know that her wonderful spirit will always be around.Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Steve and Family: You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Though Mrs. Nesbitt was not my teacher I knew her and loved her. She was as much a teacher to me as my own 2nd grade teacher was and I respected her. She always had a ready smile and a kind word. She will be missed.
As friends of BF and Emily Nesbitt and their son Joe and his wife Karen, we offer your family our sympathy in the loss of Rebecca Nesbitt. May God bless all of you.
Steve & Family, We are so sorry about the loss of your mother.We are late hearing about this but want you to know you are in our prayers. Sincerely, Terry Pam Krystal & Kandy Carland
We were so sorry to hear about Mama Becks passing. We are sorry that we did not hear about her passing until Saturday. We so much wanted to be able to be with with you at your time of loss.
May God’s love and comfort be with you. Mama Beck was a fabulous lady and I will always keep her in my heart and have great memories of her and you entire family.
We love you.
Danny and Joanne
My thoughts and prayers are with you. She will truly be missed.
Love, Catherine
We remember Rebecca always with a kind word and a warm smile. She was a wonderful person who will truly be missed.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.