Mrs. Nancy Ormond Jernigan, age 87, passed away Wednesday morning, May 13, 2026, at Greendale Forest Nursing Center in Snow Hill. A lifelong resident of Greene County, she was born February 27, 1939,

Mrs. Nancy Ormond Jernigan, age 87, passed away Wednesday morning, May 13, 2026, at Greendale Forest Nursing Center in Snow Hill. A lifelong resident of Greene County, she was born February 27, 1939, the daughter of Charlie F. and Anna Davis Ormond.Nancy worked for more than 30 years with the former Snow Hill Tape Company and was also well known for the collards she raised adjacent to her home that she harvested and sold. Blessed with a green thumb, her talent extended beyond the collards to her yard where an abundance of flowers of all types was found. She worked alongside her late husband, James, on the farm and being a consummate homemaker, a good meal was always upon the table. When the opportunity arose, Nancy enjoyed traveling and grabbing a pole to go fishing.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Guy Jernigan; and brother, Charlie “Bud” Ormond.Her surviving family includes her daughter, Lisa Jernigan Beddard and husband Woody; son, James Albert Jernigan II and wife Tina; grandchildren, Rusty Beddard and wife Candace, Melissa Beddard Eakes and husband Brad, Neil Jernigan and wife Candace, and Tyler Jernigan; great-grandchildren, Aubrey Jaymes Beddard, Coy Allen Beddard, Grayson Guy Eakes, Anna Brooks Eakes, Landon James Jernigan, and Julie Grace Jernigan; brothers, A.C. Ormond and wife Margie, and Doug Ormond; and several nieces and nephews.Funeral Services will be held graveside 10 AM Saturday, May 16th, at the Snow Hill Cemetery with Pastor Percy Cunningham officiating.The family will receive friends immediately following and other times at the home of Lisa and Woody Beddard.In lieu of flowers, memorials are encouraged to Hull Road OFWB Church, 3984 Hull Road, Snow Hill, NC 28580.Condolences may be expressed at www.taylor-tyson.com