A  Johnson  County  Newspaper
Death Date:  July 2, 1946
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FERGUSON  SERVICES  CONDUCTED  FRIDAY
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          Funeral services for  Mrs. Gertrude Ferguson  were conducted Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the Vandivier funeral home.  The Rev. Golden A. Smith, of Grace Methodist church, was in charge.
          Burial followed in Greenlawn cemetery.
          The casket was carried by  George McClain,  Glenn Beeson,  George Beeson,  Harold Patterson,  Bice Sconce  and  Chelsea Dinn.
          Mrs. Ferguson, who was the sister of  Mrs. Marshall Barnard  and  Mrs. Curtis Wiesman  of Franklin,  Mrs. Lorin D. Hester  of Butte, Montana, and  Orville M. Taylor, died in her sleep Tuesday morning at the home of  Mrs. Harrison Adams, a patient, whom she was nursing.
          She had resided in Edinburg and Franklin for the past 10 years.
Note:  Nephew, Paul Taylor, is living in Shelbyville.
Submitted by Phyllis Miller Fleming


A  Johnson  County  Newspaper
Death Date:  July 2, 1946
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Nurse Dies While Caring For Patient
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Mrs. Gertrude Ferguson Dies At Adams Home
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          Mrs. Gertrude Ferguson  died in her sleep Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock at the home of  Mrs. Harrison Admas, a patient whom she was nursing.
          Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. Golden A. Smith at the Vandivier funeral home Friday morning at 10 o'clock.  Burial will be made in Greenlawn cemetery.
          Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 o'clock, and are invited to attend the services.
          Mrs. Ferguson was born in Memphis, Clark county, Indiana.  She resided in Zanesville, Ohio, almost 20 years, coming to Edinburg and Franklin 10 years ago.
          She leaves three sisters, Mrs. Marshall Barnard  and  Mrs. Curtis Wiesman, of Franklin, and  Mrs. Lorin D. Hester, of Butte, Montana; one brother, Orville M. Taylor, of Hattiesburg, Miss.; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Note:  One brother, Virgil Emmett Taylor  of Shelbyville, died in 1938.
Submitted by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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