Dr. Eller is survived by her daughters, Brenda Holden (Steve) and Patricia Mills (Jim). She is also survived by her granddaughter, Karen Mills and her great-granddaughter, Lexie Thomas. She is predeceased by her parents, Percy Bright Massengill and Bettie Pearl Parker Massengill and by ten siblings.
Vercie was born in Four Oaks, North Carolina and subsequently moved to Raleigh, North Carolina. She began a nursing assistant career at Dorothea Dix Hospital, continuing on to get her RN at Rex Hospital School of Nursing. At Rex, she was awarded the Santa Philopina Award and Fellowship Scholarship Award (Royster). Then she received a BSN Degree at UNC School of Nursing (1965); Masters in Education (1973) and a Doctorate of Education (1976) at NCSU. She accomplished much: Assisted Columbia University (NY) with Associate Nursing Degree Education; Assisted in rewriting the rules for education grants-vocational education (Washington, D.C. 1966-1967); Department of Community Colleges of N.C. - Retired State Education Director, Nursing and Allied Health Education Programs with 23 years of service; Retired in 1992. After retirement, she assisted in getting the Nursing School at North Carolina Central University accredited. She was a member of the North Carolina Board of Nursing; N.C. Woman of the Year in 1992; Board Member of NCOF.
Our family would like to thank the Skilled Nursing Staff at The Cardinal at North Hills for taking care of our Mom for the past year. Your support and compassion is so greatly appreciated.
Family will receive friends on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 9:30 am at Greystone Baptist Church in Raleigh, with funeral services to begin at 10:30 am. Entombment will follow at Raleigh Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Memorial Contributions may be made in memory of Dr. Eller to the NC Foundation of Nursing - 4350 Lassiter at North Hills Avenue Suite 250 - Raleigh, NC 27609.
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