Nancy McFerrin

Nancy C. McFerrin entered the Kingdom of God on November 6th, 2026, at the age of 86 in Flower Mound Texas. Nancy was born in Stillwell Oklahoma on January 16th, 1940.

Nancy graduated from Minden High School in Minden Louisiana where she was very active in various activities with the school. She was a team member of Glee Club, The Synchronized swimming team, student government, dance line and participated in numerous fashion shows. The synchronized swimming team won the Louisiana State Championship in 1955 and placed second in the SAAU national championships in Houston, Texas.

Nancy attended Stephens College in Columbia Missouri where she earned an associate’s degree in arts, graduating in 1960.

Outside of her scholastic achievements, Nancy hosted a weekly television show at KSLA in Shreveport LA called “Teen Time” which was broadcast on Saturdays. Teen Time was a program that featured local teenage talent in the Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana area. In addition to hosting the show, Nancy also auditioned and selected the talent that would appear on the show, including herself either singing or performing dance routines.

Nancy married her first husband, John L. Greer of Homer Louisiana in 1960. After they wed, Nancy and John resided in New Orleans, LA where he attended medical school and Nancy taught Kindergarten.

Nancy and John moved to Shreveport where she was active in the Rotary Club, the Shreveport Symphony Society as well as a host of philanthropic organizations in the Shreveport area. Nancy also leveraged her passion for dance and health and was one of the pioneers of aerobic dance classes in Shreveport, hosted at the local YMCA. She trained with national instructors and attended seminars with Doctor Kennth Cooper in Dallas Texas and Actress Jane Fonda in Southern California, with a focus on healthy living and exercise.

After John passed away from a lengthy illness, Nancy remarried to BW. McFerrin in 1991. They subsequently moved to the Dallas/Ft. Worth to be closer to their children and grandchildren. Nancy and BW enjoyed their retirement years traveling the US and the world as well as enjoying life and visiting with family.

Nancy is survived by her children, Charles Greer (Kelli), John Greer Jr. (Sheila), John McFerrin (Diane) and Susan Nielson (Paul). She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Jody Henderson (Will), John Greer III (Veronica), Delaney Greer, Olivia Greer, Blake Nielsen (Becca), Lillian McFerrin and Jacob McFerrin as well as great granddaughters, Price Henderson, Bernadette Greer and Beckett Nielsen.

Nancy was preceded in death her first husband, Dr. John Greer, her second husband BW McFerrin, by her parents, Charles Foster Cox and Nanette Lee Cox as well as her younger brother Charles Foster Cox Jr.

A celebration of life will we held at a later date in Lewisville, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation in Nancy’s name to the Alzheimer's Association .