Catharine Jones Ferguson

Catharine Ferguson August 27, 1908 - April 7, 2009 Catharine Jones Ferguson of Waco passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 9, at Westwood Baptist Church in Woodway. Burial will follow at China Spring Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 8, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Catharine was born August 27, 1908, to Tom and Ida Jones near Walnut Springs, TX. As a young girl, she attended Mount Zion School, and later the Speegleville school. She graduated from Toby's Business College in Waco. Catharine and Frank Burr Ferguson were married on March 13, 1927. She and Frank lived in Speegleville, where they farmed; then moved to Bosqueville, where they ran a dairy and operated a cafeteria at Blackland Air Field. They moved to Mt. Calm, where they operated the local telephone switchboard, and later moved to San Antonio, where Frank was employed at Kelly Air Force Base. After Frank retired, they returned to Waco, buying a home in the Woodway area and attending Westwood Baptist Church. Catharine and Frank were married 65 years when Frank passed away. Catharine continued to live in Woodway, and last August 27 celebrated her 100th birthday with friends and family. She was preceded in death by her husband; five sisters and three brothers. She is survived by her daughters, Sally Jo Neal of Woodway and Sharron Ann Groesbeck and husband, Bob, of Kemp; grandsons, Jim Neal, Jr., and wife, Jeannie, of Sierra Vista, Ariz; Joe Frank Neal and wife, Denise, of Woodway; John Neal and wife, Fran, of Safford, AZ; and Cliff Thomason and wife, Cindy, of Mesquite; granddaughters, Kathy Potter and husband, Ken, of McGregor; Paulette Pennington and husband, Barry, of Mesquite; 20 great grandchildren and 13 great great grandchildren, and her sister, Lu Vern Helm. Memorials may be made to Westwood Baptist Church, 7509 Fairway Rd, Woodway TX 76712. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our "Memorial Guestbook" at www.wilkirsonhatchbailey.com.