Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Tutterow Tutterow, 99, of Greenhill Road, Mocksville, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023, at her home.

Nancy was born on January 22, 1924 to David George Tutterow and Ida Belle Bowles Tutterow in Winston-Salem, NC and moved to Mocksville as a child.

Nancy attended primary school in Center community as a child and was a graduate of Mocksville High School class of 1941, and Draughn Business College in Winston-Salem. She worked briefly at the mill in Cooleemee but in 1944, began working in the Davie County Register of Deeds office. In 1956, she ran for Register of Deeds and was the first woman in Davie County to run for elected office where she won the first primary but lost a close second primary. She continued to work in the Register of Deeds office until she retired as Assistant Register of Deeds in 1989, with forty-five years of service to Davie County (a record that still stands). Nancy took an active part in local politics supporting many republican candidates and was inducted into the Davie County Republican Party Hall of Fame. She was a proud recipient of the Order of the Longleaf Pine, the highest civilian honor that can be granted in North Carolina.

Nancy was a devoted member of Center Methodist Church in Mocksville and served as church historian, teacher, on numerous boards, wrote the church newsletter, and was active in the Methodist Women. She was also active in Center Community Development Association which formed in the 1950's, in part to help start the Center Volunteer Fire Dept. and worked with the Center Fair and Barbecues. Nancy served on the Board of Directors of the Northwest North Carolina Community Development Assoc.

After retiring from public work Nancy was active in starting a senior group in her local community and later worked to help get a Senior Center built in Davie County and was one of the early participants and ambassadors for the Davie County Senior Games. She designed the first Davie County Senior Games t-shirt. Each year she competed in numerous Senior Games events and won many medals at both the local and state level well into her 90's. At the age of 80, she took up bowling and made many new friends as a large group of Davie seniors gathered each week to bowl. In retirement, she also traveled on bus tours with several of her friends to places all around the country. Nancy enjoyed gardening, cooking, sewing, reading, and sports where she was a fan of the Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Braves, Appalachian State Football, and UNC Basketball.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Clay Tutterow, Sr.; two sons, George Luther Tutterow and James Clay (Jim) Tutterow, Jr.; siblings, Katherine Tutterow, Ella May Tutterow Pitts, and David G. Tutterow.

She is survived by a son, Ray Charles Tutterow of the home; several nieces and nephews; and her dog, "Roxie."

The family invites friends to visit with them from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, December 29, at Lambert Funeral Home. A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m., Saturday, December 30, at Center Methodist Church, with Pastor Jesse Teal officiating. The service will be available to view on the funeral home website. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials to Davie Community Foundation, P.O. Box 546, Mocksville, NC 27028, Memo: Jim Tutterow Memorial Scholarship.

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