Nellie Virginia Rasmussen

Mrs. Nellie Virginia Rasmussen a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great great-grandmother, passed away on January 5, 2025, at the age of 96, at her home, surrounded by family. 

She was born on August 12, 1928 in Greenville, South Carolina. Nellie was the cherished daughter of Dr. Irby and Flora Lynn Sprouse, and her five brothers.  In her early life she lived in Greenville and Charleston, South Carolina. She sang in Pelzer S.C. for Oliver Green and the First Baptist church, when she was five years old.  She was saved at five years old and loved singing, and sang on the radio in North Charleston.  She loved going to church and helping others.   Her Sunday school teacher taught her, her most cherished Bible verse Exodus 20:12, which stated, "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you”.  She attended Parker High School in Greenville, S.C. and later went to St. Francis in Charleston, S.C., where she received her nursing degree and was in the cadet core at 15 years old.  At 21 she married Jacob C. Rasmussen who later became a captain in the Army. They had five children she loved with all her heart and enjoyed serving others.  Nellie worked as a nurse most of her life. She opened her own Daycare center at one point, later to continue her nursing career at Emory University. She worked for Curaflex company and in 1989 was voted Nurse of the Year. She was a giver and dedicated her life to serving others, saving lives and touching lives. She fed the hungry with Hosea Williams in the Atlanta Feeding the Hungry program, she was a member of the African Violet Club, she loved Roses and gardening flowers. She loved to sew and make clothes for others.  Her most fun times were shared with her dogs that lived to be 19 years old.  She always felt called as a missionary and prayed for the sick.  She was a blessing to her family and so many around her. 

She is survived by her daughters, Sharron Diane Rasmussen Padgett, Deborah Renee Rasmussen Fendermacher, and Donna Theresa Rasmussen Yates, and son, Stanley Lamar Rasmussen.  She has seven grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and five great great-grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held on January 9, 2025, 6pm-8pm, at Memorial Park South Funeral Home.  Due to weather conditions her interment will be held Monday January 13, 2025, at 2 pm, Peachtree Memorial Park Cemetery 5051 Peachtree Industrial Blvd Norcross GA. 30092. 770-448-3072.

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, 4121 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch, Georgia, is in charge of arrangements. Send on-line condolences to www.memorialparkfuneralhome.com.