Nancy Stacey Altman

Nancy Stacey Altman PAWLEYS ISLAND - Nancy Stacey Altman passed away August 26, 2016, at Lakes of Litchfield. Nancy was born December 28, 1929, in Leavenworth, Kansas. Nancy is survived by her husband, Linwood Altman, two daughters, Nancy Altman (Randy), and Ann Morris (Chet), seven grandchildren: Sarah Weston (Dalton), Casey Maui (Mark), Jake, Stacey, Alex, Dean, and Gracie, and one great-grandchild, Tripp, and one sister, Marilyn Rej (John). She was preceded in death by her son, Alan Altman (Betsy), and her parents, Emily and Frank Stacey. Nancy graduated with honors from Mary Washington College. She worked for four years as Teenage Director for the Young Woman's Teenage Program in Charleston. Then she was the full-time director of Methodist Service Fellowship by New York office Board of Missions at Carteret Methodist Church in Beaufort. In later years her volunteer work included: Carolina Low Country Girl Scout Council, volunteer in Georgetown County Schools, and United Way. In 1977, she was the first woman named to the Georgetown Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees. In 1980 the family was named county, region, and state runner up family of the year. Also that year, Nancy was appointed education chairman of the South Carolina Mayflower Descendants Society. In 1982 she was honored by the Waccamaw Center for Mental Health. She was honored by the S.C. State Museum Foundation for 6 years of service as a member of the Board of Directors. She was also named to the Friends of the State Museum Speaker's Bureau. In 1984 she was elected to the South Carolina Hospital Board of Trustees. In 1985 she was awarded the Georgetown County Service Award from Georgetown Chamber of Commerce. Nancy was named for Georgetown County Service Award from Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce. She was also named as the first woman to the First Federal Savings and Loan Board of Trustees. In 1993 she received the top South Carolina Hospital Trustees Association Distinguished Trustee Award. In 1994 she was honored by the School District of Georgetown County Education Foundation. She also served as Chairman of South Carolina Association of Hospital Governing Boards. She was a member of the American Hospital Association's Congress of Hospital Trustees and Chairman of Region 4. She served on the Committee on Governance and Political Advocacy and the Ad Hoc Committee on Special Card and the Elderly, the Governing Board of Mentors for Trustee Education, and as chairman of the South Carolina Association of Hospital Governing Boards. She received a national award in Washington as one of four recognized nationally for outstanding service among the nation's hospital trustees and administrators. Nancy was selected as one of the two on the Governing Board Mentor Program servicing a number of state's hospitals. After 25 years she resigned as a hospital trustee in 2001. She was appointed on the County Library Board where she served for eight years. She was honored by the State of South Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution for 25 years in 2005. She was secretary and treasurer of the Pawleys Island Chapel for 50 years. Sign a guest book at www.mayerfuneralhome.com. Nancy was an active member of Duncan United Methodist Church. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 27th at 2 p.m. at Duncan. Private family burial service will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Duncan United Methodist Church, 901 Highmarket St., Georgetown, SC 29440 or Pawleys Island Chapel, PO Box 164, Pawleys Island, SC 29585.