Nellie Ballance Arnold Tercyak, 98, of Columbia died Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at Transylvania Community Hospital in Brevard.
Born January 5, 1913 in Beaufort County she was the daughter of the late Charlie Ballance and Nancy Midgett Ballance and was preceded in death by her husbands, Thomas Everett Arnold and Peter Tercyak; son-in-law, Edison Meekins. Nellie was a homemaker and member of the Assembly of Praise.
Her family includes her son, Thomas E. Arnold, Jr. and wife Pearl of Brevard, North Carolina; daughter, Earline A. Meekins of Wheeling, West Virginia; brother, Audrey Ballance of Bealeton, Virginia; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held Monday, January 31, 2011 at 2:00 pm at the Assembly of Praise, Columbia with Reverend Joe Pierce and Reverend Elmo Daniels officiating. Burial followed in Azalea Memorial Gardens. Family will receive friends on Monday, January 31, 2011 from 12:30 to 1:30 pm at the Assembly of Praise. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Tyrrell County Meals on Wheels or the Assembly of Praise.  Arrangements are by Maitland Funeral Home, Creswell.