Nancy S. Meeker, 79 of Alpharetta, Ga., passed away on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022.
Nancy was born on Feb. 8, 1943 in Chicago, Ill., and grew up in Chicago and Glenview, Ill., where she graduated from New Trier High School.
She went on to Illinois Wesleyan University, where she met her husband-to-be, Dave Meeker, and graduated in 1964.
Nancy and her husband of 58 years, Dave, were married on Aug. 8, 1964 in Glenview, Illinois.
Nancy devoted her life to raising her sons, Steve and John; and caring for her extended family: mother, Barbara Segersten; father; Gordon Segersten; and mother-in-law, Katherine Meeker.
Outside the home, Nancy involved herself with many charitable and faith-based organizations including Dunwoody United Methodist Church, Bible Study Fellowship and Kappa Kappa Gamma.
In 1999, she felt called to full-time ministry. She completed the course of study at Candler School of Theology at Emory University and served as associate pastor at Robbinsville, N.C. United Methodist Church, Bethelview UMC and Midway UMC in the Cumming, Ga. area. She retired in 2017, after 18 years of pastoral service.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Gordon and Barbara Segersten; and her sister; Norma Segersten Reed.
She is survived by her husband, Dave; sons, Steve (Louise) and John (Rebecca); brother, Gordon (Debbie); grandchildren, Jack (Charlotte), Samantha (Boyd), Matthew and Emily will always hold “Gran” in their hearts.
Her great-grandson, Rhys Allsbrook, joined her family in 2022.
A funeral service will be held Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022 at Alpharetta First United Methodist Church in Alpharetta. Visitation will be at 1 p.m., with the service following at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Caring for Caregivers support group at Alpharetta First Methodist Church (AFMUC.org).
Roswell Funeral Home in Roswell, Ga., was in charge of all arrangements.