Marie B. Ferguson, 76, of Lexington, passed away peacefully in her home Wednesday, November 5, 2008.

She was born May 15, 1932 in Rockbridge County, a daughter of the late John Bane and Mittle Bane.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Bertha Jennings.

She attended Lexington High School. She met Melvin R. Ferguson, whom she married on Christmas Eve. The couple have been married for 52 years. Marie was a homemaker and a charter member of Lexington Baptist Church.

Surviving in addition to her husband, are two sons, Stephen A. Ferguson and Jeffrey C. Ferguson; six grandchildren, Nicole Southers, Rachel Clark, Jennifer Ferguson, Brad Bearden, Rose Ferguson, and Polly Ferguson; three great-grandchildren, Chasity Southers, Kayla Potter, and Tyler Woods; and a sister, Elaine Mears.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Lexington Baptist Church with Rev. Michael Wilburn officiating. Burial will follow in Rockbridge Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, November 7, 2008 at Harrison Funeral Home & Crematory, Lexington, VA.

Mothers are Angels in Training

Some come for a short while and quietly go, others stay for a while leaving footprints on our hearts leaving us never the same. Mothers are like a rose finished when tis budding new. Budding new is like a mother's sweetness, charm, and beauty. Mothers are thought to be tough physically, spirtually, and emotionally. This mother is proper, true, and upright in Christian womanhood. Thanks again for always being there. You will always be needed and greatly missed.