Mrs. Ruth Mae Martin Ferguson, 92, of Mount Airy, passed away Wednesday evening, June 3, 2009, at Britthaven of Guilford. Mrs. Ferguson was born October 16, 1916, in Surry County, daughter of the late John Arnold Lewis and Bertha Mae Jarvis Martin. She retired from Lynne Hosiery and was a member of First Baptist Church in Mount Airy. She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Audrey and Robert Welch of Greensboro, Johnnie and Michael Smyth of Mayo, FL, and Regina and Kenneth Lloyd of Cary; five grandchildren, Kenneth Hopkins, Jennifer McClintock, Dawn Welch, Brooke Lee, and Jon Welch; three great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Ferguson was preceded in death by her husband, Natt Ferguson, a local barber; a grandson, John Ferrante; a great-grandson, Gianni Ferrante; two brothers, George Kerr Martin and Robert Glenn Martin; and two half-brothers, Lewis Avent Martin and John B. Martin. A graveside service will be held Sunday, June 7, 2009, at 3:00 PM at Skyline Memory Gardens, with Dr. Roger B. Gilbert officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Friends Feeding Friends, c/o First Baptist Church, 714 North Main Street, Mount Airy, NC 27030.
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