Nancy Katherine Zickefoose, daughter of the late Herschel Wilber Deal and Frances Louise Ashley Deal, was born on February 28, 1948, in Sikeston, Missouri, and departed this life on June 16, 2021, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 73 years.

Mrs. Zickefoose was a homemaker. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Dexter, Missouri, and a resident of Dexter. Nancy enjoyed hidden picture games, and she loved crafting, sewing, jigsaw puzzles, and spending time with her family.

On November 6, 1999, in Sikeston, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Russell Zickefoose. Mr. Zickefoose survives of their home in Dexter.

In addition to her husband, Russell, she is survived by her step-daughter, Tina Lynn Marquis of Des Moine, Iowa; by her brother, Louis Hurt (Patricia) of Houston, Texas; by her sister, Patricia Scott of St. Louis, Missouri; by three grandchildren, Sandra Louise Greene, Evan Marquis, and Leah Marquis; by four great-grandchildren, Aden Turner, Allie Turner, Mattie Rodgers, and Delia Marquis; by her aunt and uncle, Katherine and M. B. Wethington of Dexter, Missouri; and by numerous nieces and nephews.

Other than by her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Richard Louis Green, by two brothers, Albert Lynn Hurt and Richard Gaitlin; and by her sister, Debbie Casey.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.