Obituaries: Mary Emma Boddie Ferguson, 1946, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483

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From: December 19, 1946 Winn Parish Enterprise

Last Rites were held at the Atlanta Methodist Church on November 18, for Mrs.
J. D. Ferguson, age 84 years, who died with a heart ailment.  She was born in
Greenville, South Carolina, came to this country when she was 9 years old, and
has lived in Winn Parish practically ever since.  She was the daughter of Rev.
D. K. Boddie who was a Methodist minister.  She was a member of the Methodist
Church here and in her younger days before her health failed was active in
church work and believed in putting God first in her heart.

Rev. Lula Wardlow, pastor of Atlanta church assisted by Rev. Tilman Brown of
Montgomery and Bro. Geo. Eden of Atlanta Baptist Church were in charge of the
services.

Burial was under direction of Edmonds funeral home of Jonesboro.

Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. J. J. Bell, Atlanta; Miss Margaret Ferguson,
of Dallas, Tex.; one grandson, David Bell; one great granddaughter, Mary
Margarette Bell, of Dallas, Tex.  She also has several nieces and nephews who
survive her.

Pallbearers were D. B. Boddie, G. H. Pharis, E. H. Boddie, Clifton Pecor,
and Charlie Wilson.