Veda Mae SLONE

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• Census: 1910, Living with parents in Tavern, Pulaski Co., Missouri
• Census: 1920, Living with parents in Richwoods, Miller Co., Missouri
• Census: 1930, Living with husband in Urich, Henry Co., Missouri
• Census: 1940, Living with husband in Union, Pulaski Co., Missouri

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Jefferson City Post Tribune, Wednesday, February 22, 1995

Veda Mae Ferguson, 89, Dixon, died Tuesday at Phelps County Regional Medical Center, Rolla. She was born August 16, 1905 in Hancock, a daughter of Samuel and Nancy Jones Slone. She was married October 23, 1923 in Waynesville, to Charles Leslie Ferguson, who died June 16, 1949. A homemaker, she was a member of First Christian Church, Dixon.

Survivors include: one son, Harold E. Ferguson, Denton, Texas; two daughters, Thelma L. Griffith, Villa Ridge and Mary E. Carroll, Aledo, Texas; two sisters, Eunice Gamzick, St. Louis, and Maggie Veasman, Dixon; ten grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home, Dixon. The Rev. Ronald E. Carroll will officiate. Burial will be in Dixon Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, and from 9 a.m. -2 p.m. Friday.

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Veda married Charles Leslie FERGUSON on 23 Oct 1923 in Waynesville, Missouri. Charles was born on 1 Mar 1899 in Iberia, Miller Co., Missouri; died on 16 Jun 1949 in Dixon, Pulaski Co., Missouri; was buried in Dixon Cemetery, Dixon, Pulaski Co., Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1930, Living with parents in Urich, Henry Co., Missouri
• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Union, Pulaski Co., Missouri

Family/Spouse: Andrew Michael GRIFFITH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1930, Living with parents in Urich, Henry Co., Missouri
• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Union, Pulaski Co., Missouri

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Harold Edward Ferguson

Harold Edward Ferguson Harold Edward Ferguson was reunited with his life partner, Marie on August 2, 2011. Harold was born in Dixon, MO on July 12, 1928 to Charles Leslie and Veda Mae (Sloan) Ferguson. He grew up in Missouri and had wonderful boyhood stories that he took with him wherever he went in life.

In July 1945, Harold joined the Army Air Corp and served 20 years in the United States Air Force. During his time in the military, he and Marie traveled to Japan, Bermuda and different places in the U.S. During his military service, he worked as an ambulance driver, x-ray technician, pharmacy tech, scientific instrument repairman, and his proudest moments were those spent on the NASA Space Program. He was assigned to Project Gemini and oversaw the hospital for the astronauts on each flight. After retiring from the military, he moved his family to Denton, TX in 1966, where he spent 20 years at the University of North Texas (known then as NTSU). He and Marie had many good years in retirement prior to her death in 2009.

No father, grandfather, or husband was ever more devoted or loving.

Harold was preceded in death by his parents and his wife of 58 years, Mabel Marie Carpino Ferguson.

He is survived by his daughters, Debra Ferguson, Pamela Ferguson, Melinda Webb and husband Randy; sisters, Thelma Griffith, Evelyn Carroll and many nieces and nephews. Grandchildren, Jason Hilliard and wife Cristal, Amy Watson, Patrick Webb and wife Kristen, John Watson, Cason Cagle and wife Amanda, Emilee Cagle, and Christina Childress and husband Michael. Great grandchildren, Christian Hammack, Jordan Hammack, Caitlyn Hilliard, Mia Cagle, Jamison Young, Madisyn Young, Aubrey Garbers, and Piper Marie Childress.

The family would like to send a special thank you to Angie Connell who was such a wonderful caretaker to "Papa".

Pallbearers will be Jason Hilliard, Patrick Webb, John Watson, Cason Cagle, Michael Childress, and Randy Webb.

Visitation will be Thursday, August 4, 2011 from 6 to 8 pm at DeBerry Funeral Directors. Funeral service will be Friday, August 5, 2011 at 10 am in the Chapel of DeBerry Funeral Directors with Deacon Popo Gonzalez officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park.

The Denton Record-Chronicle, Thursday, August 4, 2011

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Harold married Mabel Marie CARPINO on 18 Mar 1951. Mabel was born on 25 Jun 1929 in Pittsburg, Crawford Co., Kansas; died on 27 Apr 2009 in Corinth, Denton Co., Texas; was buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, Denton, Denton Co., Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Union, Pulaski Co., Missouri

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Mary Carroll, 84, passed away Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Greenwood Chapel. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Greenwood. Survivors: Children, Joy Etheredge (David), Ken (Judy), LaWanda Hoover (Jim), Jan, Connie Rauch.
Published in Star-Telegram on Jan. 11, 2015


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Family/Spouse: Sidney Miles CARROLL. Sidney was born on 13 Dec 1926 in Iberia, Miller Co., Missouri; died on 14 May 2011 in Crowley, Tarrant Co., Texas; was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]