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Martha Geraldine "Gerri" Ferguson

Female 1928 - 2019  (90 years)


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    Martha Geraldine 'Gerri' Ferguson 
b. 1928 d. 2019 Texas
    Martha Geraldine "Gerri" Ferguson b. 1928 d. 2019 Texas
    Wife of Delbert Willie "Chief" Goynes

  • Name Martha Geraldine "Gerri" Ferguson  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Nickname Gerri 
    Birth 20 Dec 1928  Memphis, Hall County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Death 20 Jul 2019  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Macune Baptist Church Cemetery, Macune, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • Martha Geraldine "Gerry" Goynes, 90, of Rosevine, Texas passed away Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Sabine County Hospital.

      Gerry was born in Memphis, Texas on December 20, 1928 to James Calvin and Rita Ferguson. She had been a resident of Sabine County since 1963 and always considered it her home. She was a homemaker and loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a faithful member of Rosevine United Pentecostal Church and she loved the get together's with her family and singing.

      She was preceded in death by her husband, Delbert Goynes; her son, Bobby Goynes, and her granddaught, Jennifer Booker.

      She is survived by her daughters, Jo Anne Smith and husband, Roy, of Hemphill, Peggy Goynes of Hemphill, and Lisa Goynes of Rosevine; daughter-in-law, Novis Goynes of Hemphill; brother, Bruce Ferguson and wife, Carol, of Rosevine; sisters, Margaret Oliver of San Augustine, Edna Cook of Silsbee, and Myrtle Boyd of Falls Church, Virginia; a host of nieces and nephews; 12 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and five great great grandchildren.

      Memorial services will begin at 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 26, 2019 in Rosevine United Pentecostal Church, 8285 Gravel Hill Rd., Bronson, Texas under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. Gordon Simmons officiating.

      Burial will follow services in McCune Cemetery, 376 FM 705, San Augustine, Texas.

      We invite you to leave online condolences and sign memorial book at starrfuneralhome.com.
    • (Research):Said to have later married a WEATHERFORD. The 2017 obituary of her brother, Eugene, lists her as "Geraldine Weatherford of Rosevine."

      Grandmother of Stephanie STRICKLAND who married Dale WILKERSON on 31 March 2001 (Engagement announcement in the Sabine County Reporter 21 Feb 2001)

      Great-grandmother of Elizabeth Daniell SMITH born 27 December 2001. (Birth Annoucement in the Sabine County Reporter 8 May 2002).

      Great-grandmother of of Logan Blake WILKERSON born 27 Mar 2002 (Sabine County Reporter, 24 April 2002).
    Person ID I46935  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2024 

    Father James Calvin Ferguson,   b. 23 Jan 1888, Waller County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1989 (Age 101 years) 
    Mother Reta Ashby,   b. 8 Nov 1899, Benton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1991 (Age 92 years) 
    Family ID F12801  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Delbert Willie "Chief" Goynes,   b. 22 Aug 1921   d. 5 Oct 1990, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage Y  [5
    Children 
     1. Jo Anne Goynes,   b. 17 Feb 1947, Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 2024, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     2. Bobby Ray Goynes,   b. 7 Jan 1950, Willis, Montgomery County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 2015, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     3. Living
     4. Living
    Family ID F6374  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Jul 2019 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Macune Baptist Church Cemetery, Macune, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.).

    2. [S1699] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 [database online].

    3. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Texas, Sabine County, JP #6 SD 42-2 ED 202-9 Sheet 8B Rosevine & Milam Road 165 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), July 24, 2019, Page 8 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Memorial ID 75801234 (Reliability: 3).