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Nancy grew up in Manassas, VA, where she attended Bennett Elementary School from grades 1-7, and Osbourn High School from grades 8-12. During her high school years, Nancy was a Majorette and played the clarinet in the Marching Band.

Upon graduation in June 1956, Nancy married her high school sweetheart, Samuel B. “Sammy” Russell, who predeceased her on February 11, 2003. They were predeceased by the youngest of their five children, Samuel W. Russell, on April 21, 1984. Nancy was also predeceased by her oldest sister, Lillian (Hooe) Warren Hamilton on November 10, 2007.