She was united in marriage with George Ferguson, September 28, 1870. To this union were born four children: one son, William; three daughters, Atossa Ferguson, Mrs. Lucille Bahr, and Mrs. May Trump. These four children together with five grandsons, Ernest, Milford and Neil Bahr, Harold and Robert Trump, are left to mourn her departure. One grand-son, Harry Bahr, is deceased. She was the last of a family of four children.
Mrs. Ferguson came from Canton, Ohio, to Elkhart, Ind. After her marriage she removed to Lowell and then to South Dakota, and after living there some time Mrs. Ferguson together with her family again came to Lowell and remained a resident until the time of her departure to the spirit land.
She united with the Baptist church when in her early girlhood. In Lowell she became a member of the Church of Christ with which she continued, to the close of life. She was a patient sufferer in the last year of her illness and awaited the end with a calm expectation, as evidenced, when it is known, she arranged all details concerning her funeral services.
Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ, Friday, April 22nd, Rev. Harry Hamilton officiating. Undertaker William Sheets had charge of the burial service. Interment in Lowell cemetery.
Those attending from out of town: Mrs. William Holtz, Niles, Mich.; Mrs. Rosa Worley and Mrs. Sylvia Hoefling, of Chicago; Mrs. Etta Troeger and sons, Edgar and Herbert, and daughter, Marguerite, and Mrs. Winnie Woodworth, of South Bend; Mrs. Ella Kenney, of Shelby.
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