Marie B. Ferguson

1932 - 2008

Marie B. Ferguson, 76, of Lexington, passed away peacefully in her home Wednesday, November 5, 2008. She was born May 15, 1932, in Rockbridge County, a daughter of the late John Bane and Mittie Bane. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Bertha Jennings. She attended Lexington High School. She met Melvin R. Ferguson, whom she married on Christmas Eve. The couple have been married for 52 years. Marie was a homemaker and a charter member of Lexington Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to her husband, are two sons, Stephen A. Ferguson and Jeffrey C. Ferguson; six grandchildren, Nicole Southers, Rachel Clark, Jennifer Ferguson, Brad Bearden, Rose Ferguson, and Polly Ferguson; three greatgrandchildren, Chasity Southers, Kayla Potter, and Tyler Woods; and a sister, Elaine Mears. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 8, 2008, at Lexington Baptist Church with the Rev. Michael Wilburn officiating. Burial will follow in Rockbridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, November 7, 2008, at Harrison Funeral Home & Crematory, Lexington, Va. Mothers are Angels in Training
Some come for a short while and quietly go others stay for awhile leaving footprints on our hearts leaving us never the same. Mothers are like a rose finest when tis budding new. Budding new is like a mother's sweetness, charm, and beauty. Mothers are thought to be tough physically, spiritually, and emotionally. This mother is proper, true, and up right in Christian womanhood. Thanks again for always being there. You will always be needed and greatly missed.