Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....FURNISS, Mary Joan August 6, 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net March 7, 2005, 10:12 pm "The Davis Enterprise," Tuesday, August 10, 2004 Mary J. Furniss Mary Joan Furniss died Aug. 6, 2004, in her Davis home at age 84. She was born Jan. 19, 1920, in Seffner, Fla., to George R. and Johnnielee Jacoby. In 1929, she moved to Westerville, Ohio, and attended public school and Ohio State University. As recently as 2002, Furniss was still attending monthly luncheons with her elementary school classmates. She met her husband, Henry, at the First Presbyterian Church of Westerville where he was her brother's Sunday school teacher and she remained a lifetime member of that same congregation. The couple were married in 1945 and had two daughters, Mary and Nancy. Furniss was a homemaker all her adult life and resided in the same modest home in Westerville for 55 years. She was an avid reader and continued her pastime even after her eyesight failed and she began using the talking books service of the National Library for the Blind. She loved to travel and made three trips to Europe where she was able to use the French and German she had learned through college and private study. Her love of adventure continued into her later years when she experienced her first tent camping trip at age 79 at Calaveras Big Trees State Park. After moving to Davis in 2002, Furniss enjoyed the friendships she made with volunteers of the Meals on Wheels program. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Mary Kathleen and Greg Sabatino of Los Angeles; daughter and son-in-law Nancy Ann and Roger Ewers of Davis; grandchildren Kathleen Anne Prior of Los Angeles, Adria Rosendale of San Francisco, John and Jia-min Rosendale of Davis, Ann Rosendale of Stockton, Michael Rosendale of Arcata, Cindy Rosendale of Davis, Charles and Kristen Ewers of Carmichael, Scott Ewers of Vacaville, Eric Ewers of San Diego and Kurt Ewers of Davis; and great-grandchildren Lela and Ethan Rosendale of Davis. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, 38141 Russell Blvd., Davis. Donations in her memory may be made to the Yolo County Meals on Wheels program. Additional Comments: Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise." (315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616) . File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/obits/gob6149furniss.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb