MUNCIE--Zona L. Ferguson, 84, of Muncie, IN, passed away Friday at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, IN. She was born in Jamestown, Tenn., the daughter of George W. and Emma (Burke) Slaven. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was a 1st Class Petty Officer in the Medical Corp from 1945-1947. On Aug. 5, 1946 in Oakland, CA, she married Curtis L. Ferguson, who preceded her in death.
Zona was a wonderful mother and grandmother. She loved her family very much and enjoyed spending time with them, especially her grandchildren. She also enjoyed collecting Ball jars, gardening flowers and vegetables, traveling, crossword puzzles, and keeping up with current events and politics. She enjoyed volunteering and assisting others where she lived. She was a member of the Moose Lodge and the World War II Women's Memorial.
Surviving relatives include one son, Clifton Joe Ferguson; four daughters, Jessie Yvonne Mangus, Melva A. Slaven, Terri L. Segotta (Neil), Dian Evans; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; one daughter, Judy Cruea; one son, Kevin Ferguson; one granddaughter, Michelle Cruea; three brothers, Robert R. Charles W., and Maj. Onva R. Slaven; three sisters, Evelyn D. Colter, Dorothy C. Sells, and Lola B. Rhodes.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Garden View Funeral Home, Muncie. Pastor Tim Keating will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Muncie. Visitation will be Sunday from 2-6 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions can be made to the LifeStream Services, Inc., (Meals on Wheels), 1701 S. Pilgrim Blvd., Yorktown, IN 47396. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
MUNCIE--Zona L. Ferguson, 84, of Muncie, IN, passed away Friday at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, IN. She was born in Jamestown, Tenn., the daughter of George W. and Emma (Burke) Slaven. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was a 1st Class Petty Officer in the Medical Corp from 1945-1947. On Aug. 5, 1946 in Oakland, CA, she married Curtis L. Ferguson, who preceded her in death.
Zona was a wonderful mother and grandmother. She loved her family very much and enjoyed spending time with them, especially her grandchildren. She also enjoyed collecting Ball jars, gardening flowers and vegetables, traveling, crossword puzzles, and keeping up with current events and politics. She enjoyed volunteering and assisting others where she lived. She was a member of the Moose Lodge and the World War II Women's Memorial.
Surviving relatives include one son, Clifton Joe Ferguson; four daughters, Jessie Yvonne Mangus, Melva A. Slaven, Terri L. Segotta (Neil), Dian Evans; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; one daughter, Judy Cruea; one son, Kevin Ferguson; one granddaughter, Michelle Cruea; three brothers, Robert R. Charles W., and Maj. Onva R. Slaven; three sisters, Evelyn D. Colter, Dorothy C. Sells, and Lola B. Rhodes.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Garden View Funeral Home, Muncie. Pastor Tim Keating will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Muncie. Visitation will be Sunday from 2-6 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions can be made to the LifeStream Services, Inc., (Meals on Wheels), 1701 S. Pilgrim Blvd., Yorktown, IN 47396. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
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