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- [S2927] Find a Grave, 1 March 2017; Virginia McQuiston Ferguson.
Virginia McQuiston Ferguson
Birth: Apr. 23, 1918
Death: Dec. 6, 2016
Virginia McQuiston Ferguson, 98, of Memphis, died peacefully in Her Savior's arms on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. She was the beloved widow of Claude L. Ferguson and loving mother of Judith Rhodes Mills and Linda Ferguson Strock. She was a homemaker and an employee of Sears and Terminal Freight for several years. She was a faithful member of Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. She was a Sunday school teacher and leader in the Women's Group during her lifetime. Her children called her "Blessed" as she was a mighty prayer warrior for her family and friends. Her faith was shown in her love and care of others and ministering to those in need. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Emma McQuiston. She leaves her two daughters Judy Mills and Linda Strock, two sons-in-law, Roger Mills and David Strock, two grandsons, John McDaniel and Michael McDaniel and their wives, Tamara McDaniel and Jennifer McDaniel, and five great grandchildren; Lauren McDaniel, Anna McDaniel, Katelyn McDaniel, Matthew McDaniel, and Matthew Strock. The family cordially invites friends to share remembrances of Mrs. Ferguson on Friday, December 9, 2016, from five o'clock in the afternoon until eight o'clock in the evening at Memphis Funeral Home, 5599 Poplar Avenue in Memphis. The funeral will be held Saturday, December 10, 2016, at ten o'clock in the morning also at the funeral home. The internment will follow at Salem Presbyterian Church in Atoka, TN. In lieu of customary remembrances, please send memorials to Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, or Baptist Reynolds Hospice House. Memphis Funeral Home (Published in The Commercial Appeal on Dec. 8, 2016)
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Parents:
William Charles McQuiston (1883 - 1972)
Emma R McQuiston (1883 - 1973)
Spouse:
Claude Louis Ferguson (1918 - 2011)
Siblings:
Alton Maurice McQuiston (1906 - 1995)*
Martha Pauline McQuiston McQuiston (1909 - 2008)*
Henry Frank McQuiston (1912 - 1998)*
Sarah Catherine McQuiston Cashion (1914 - 1979)*
Virginia McQuiston Ferguson (1918 - 2016)
Burial:
Salem Associate Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery
Salem
Tipton County
Tennessee, USA
Created by: Carole McCaig
Record added: Dec 08, 2016
Find A Grave Memorial# 173653067
- [S2755] The McQuiston, McCuiston and McQuesten Families, 1620 - 1937, 562.
- [S2840] Commercial Appeal, Claude Louis Ferguson; obituary; 23 January 2011; 23 January 2011.
CLAUDE LOUIS FERGUSON
Claude Louis Ferguson, age 92, of Memphis, completed his earthly journey to be with his Lord and Savior on January 21, 2011. Mr. Ferguson was born in Fulton County Arkansas on August 30, 1918. He graduated from Salem High School in 1938. He came to Memphis to attend Memphis School of Commerce where he became an accountant. On March 31, 1941, he joined the U.S. Army Signal Corp where he served in WWII. Upon completion of his service, in Lebanon, TN, he married his sweetheart, Virginia McQuiston at the Memphis Reformed Presbyterian Church on June 25, 1943. He was honorably discharged on November of 1945. He worked for Anderson Clayton Cotton Co., Crane Supply Co., Memphis Bank and Trust, Westburne Supply Co. and Combustion and Control. He served as an Elder in the Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church for many years. He served also as a Deacon. He was a member of the Gideon’s International. He gave service also to the Prison Ministry Program. He is survived by his sweet and loving wife of 67 years, Virginia M. McQuiston, two daughters, Judith Rhodes and Linda Strock and son-in-law David Strock. He has two grandsons, John and Michael McDaniel, their wives Tamara and Jennifer and four great grandchildren, Lauren, Anna, Katelyn, and Matthew McDaniel. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. Monday, January 24, and funeral services 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 25, all at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, Poplar Avenue. Burial will follow at Salem Cemetery, Atoka, TN. In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to the Providence Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church or to Gideon’s International. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.memphisfuneralhome.net Memphis Funeral Home And Memorial Gardens 5599 Poplar Avenue 901-725-0100
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