A memorial funeral mass for Grace Carey Jackson Ferguson, 89, of Washington, was held Saturday, August 2, 2008, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Washington. A committal service followed at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery. She died Wednesday, July 30, at her home.
Mrs. Ferguson was a native of Warren County and had lived in Wilkes County for the past 70 years. She was the widow of Claude R. "Buck" Jackson and G.W. Ferguson, and was the daughter of the late Joseph Alexander Carey and Myra Louise Ledbetter Carey. She was a member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church. She graduated from Alexander Stephens Institute in Crawfordville in 1937 and from Athens Business College in 1938. She worked at Ft. Gordon as a teletype operator and at the Washington General Hospital and Wills Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include a daughter, Bonny Jackson Emory of Scottsdale, Arizona; a son, Claude R. (Reggie) Jackson Jr., and his wife Christy of Statesboro; two stepdaughters, Lynn Ferguson Sawyer and Gwen Ferguson Hoffman; a stepson, Dale Ferguson; three sisters, Mildred Carey Brown, Nell Carey Adcock, and Catherine Carey Flocker.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, to the St. Joseph's Catholic Church, or to the charity of your choice.
Hopkins Funeral Home of Washington was in charge of arrangements.
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