Nellie Summerlin Ryan Obituary

The memory of Nellie Summerlin Ryan (Goldsboro, North Carolina), who passed away on December 30, 2025 at the age of 84, will forever remain in the hearts of those touched by this precious presence in their lives. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

As we bid Nellie Summerlin farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Nellie Summerlin is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, James Walter Summerlin and Lucille Gregory Summerlin; her husband Cecil Augustine Ryan; and her siblings, Greg Summerlin, Bill Summerlin and Jean Summerlin Cox.

She is survived by: her caregiver Julie Ryan.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Nellie's memory to St. Jude Children's Hospital.