Barbara Ferguson was born April 26, 1931 in Altamont, Illinois. She was the third child of Paul Goodlink and Delora Lee (Boone) Goodlink, one of eleven children.
Barbara married Robert Max Ferguson on June 3, 1950. They were married for 65 years before his passing on October 5, 2015. Barbara was a homemaker while her husband worked many years as a truck driver in the Moline/Rock Island, Illinois area. After her husband retired, they moved to Bakersfield, California and later moved to Flint, Texas. She and her husband had most recently lived in Livingston, Texas.
She had a strong faith in God and taught Sunday School and sang often at her local church. She found great comfort in her involvement with the church. She was characterized as a gentle and loving woman and was “always a lady.”
She is survived by her four daughters, Deborah Krych of Flower Mound, Texas, Teresa Ferguson Scott of Berkeley, California, Marie Clark of Bakersfield, California, and Sandra Skiles of Livingston, Texas. She was blessed with nine grand-children, eleven great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She was greatly loved and will be missed by all.
Funeral Services will be 11:00am Saturday at Tyler Memorial Funeral Home with burial in Tyler Memorial Park, Tyler, Texas.
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