Sallie B. Ferguson, 88, Died March 2, 1925, of Pneumonia

Mrs. Sallie B. Ferguson Died Here This Morning. . . Had Been Ill for Week with Pneumonia and Her Death Was Not Unexpected—Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon

Mrs. Sallie B. Ferguson, one of Concord’s oldest and best known women, died this morning at 8:18 o’clock at her home on Georgia Avenue after an illness of a week with pneumonia. For several days she had been critically ill and her death did not come as a surprise to relatives and friends who had kept advised as to her condition from day to day.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at her late home on Georgia Avenue, and interment will be made in Oakwood cemetery. Services at the home and cemetery will be conducted by Rev. G.A. Martin of Landrum, S.C., former pastor of the First Baptist Church of this city.

Mrs. Ferguson was a daughter of the Joel Hill and was born and reared in the Rocky River neighborhood. She was born October 9, 1836, and spent her entire life in Cabarrus county.

Mrs. Ferguson was twice married, her first husband being Joseph Hall. To this union two children were born, W.J. and Edwin Hall, both of whom are dead. Several years after Mr. Hall’s death the deceased was married to W.M. Ferguson, who died August 2, 1891. To this union three children were born, and two of them, Mrs. Harry Trice of this city and Miss Annie Ferguson of Statesville, survive.

Mrs. Ferguson was a member of the First Baptist Church and for years was one of the Church’s most active members. She was widely known throughout the city and county, her family having been prominent in the life of the county for many years.

From page 2 of the Concord Daily Tribune, March 2, 1925

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