- Date Of Birth: December 15, 1922
- Date Of Death: May 21, 2018
- State: Idaho
Ercell Norine Smith Flood was born on December 15, 1922 to Lottie McCord and Guy Smith at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. Ercell passed away May 21 2018, at the age of 95. She grew up on a ranch in the sand hills of Nebraska. Her parents had 5 children, 2 boys, and 3 girls of which Ercell was the eldest. The first 8 years of her schooling was at a country school. She and her brother rode horses to school all 8 years. High school was spent in Oshkosh, Nebraska living with her grandparents, it was there in 1940 she graduated with honors from high school. Ercell attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln for 2 years studying accounting and shorthand.
