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Marietta Ferguson Memoriam

Ms. Marietta Deshea Ferguson

Sunrise ~ 7/26/1985 - Sunset ~ 4/5/2021

She is Gone

You can shed tears that she is gone,

Or you can smile because she has lived.

You can close your eyes and pray that she will come back,

Or you can open your eyes and see all that she has left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see her

Or you can be full of the love that you shared.

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday

Or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember her and only that she is gone

Or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back

Or you can do what she would want: Smile, Open Your Eyes, Love and Go On.



Loving & Missing YOU,

Family & Friends

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Dayton Daily News on Apr. 5, 2023.

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C C

April 9, 2023

Condolences! She's a pretty woman!

Mamie Lorraine Jackson

April 8, 2023

I can still hear your voice that Saturday saying hi cuz, love you cuz. I love and miss you so much, seems like yesterday! Sleep In Heavenly Peace my beautiful sweet cousin your always in my heart.

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