Obituaries: Rebecca Green Ferguson, 1950, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: February 9, 1950 Winn Parish Enterprise

Last Rites Held For Mrs. J. M. Ferguson, 93, At Atlanta Mon.

Mrs. Rebecca Green Ferguson, who would have been 93 years old if she had lived
until her birthday May 3, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. F. 
Collier, in Atlanta Saturday, February 4, 1950, at 7 p.m.  She had been an
invalid for more than eight years.

Funeral services were conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at the Atlanta Methodist
Church, with the Rev. J. C. Rousseaux, pastor, and the Rev. L. G. Shaw
officiating.  Assisting were Rev. James Smith, Atlanta Baptist minister and
Rev. C. M. Robinson of Winnfield.  Burial was in Winnfield Cemetery.

Acting as pallbearers were B. D. Ferguson, Prentice Ferguson, C. G. Neal,
Alvin Neal, T. E. Ferguson, and A. B. Collier, all grandsons of the deceased. 
The remainder of her grandsons were honorary pallbearers.

Born near Jerusalem, Winn Parish, May 3, 1857, Mrs. Ferguson was reared by the
John Dickerson family.  Following her marriage to Mr. James M. Ferguson in
November, 1877, she moved to Atlanta where she reared her family and remained
the balance of her life.  She was preceded in death by her husband who passed
away April 9, 1936.  Mrs. Ferguson was a member of the Atlanta Methodist
Church.

Surviving are four sons and two daughters, C. H. and E. G. Ferguson of
Atlanta, J. L. Ferguson of Winnfield, Cassius C. Ferguson of Crowley, Mrs. M.
F. Collier and Mrs. Nettie Neal, Atlanta; 22 grandchildren, 20 great
grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.