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     Elmina Virginia Sudderth was buried at Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, 481 Upper Peachtree Road, Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.^1,2 She was born on August 31, 1859 at North Carolina.^1,4 As of August 25, 1888,her married name was Wright.³ She married Leonidis C. "Lon" Wright, son of Samuel C. Wright and Mary Ann Thrash, on August 25, 1888 at Cherokee Co., Tennessee.^1,2,3 Elmina Virginia Sudderth died on March 4, 1929 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina, at age 69.²

     Mary Delia Wright was buried at Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, 481 Upper Peachtree Road, Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.^1,3 She was born on May 2, 1899 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.^1,5,3 As of December 24, 1923,her married name was Ferguson.⁴ She married Homer Jackson Ferguson Sr. on December 24, 1923 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.^1,4 Mary Delia Wright died on October 16, 1969 at Andrews, Cherokee Co., North Carolina, at age 70.^1,3

     Homer Jackson Ferguson Sr. was buried at Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, 481 Upper Peachtree Road, Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.^1,3 His Social Security Number was 237-34-5563.³ He was born on April 9, 1897 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.^1,3,5,4,6 He married Mary Delia Wright, daughter of Leonidis C. "Lon" Wright and Elmina Virginia Sudderth, on December 24, 1923 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.^1,2 Homer Jackson Ferguson Sr. died on September 10, 1968 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina, at age 71.^1,3

     Homer Jackson "Jack" Ferguson Jr. was buried at Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, 481 Upper Peachtree Road, Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.¹ His Social Security Number was 422-28-3000.⁶ He was born on April 10, 1925 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.^1,2,7,6 He married Madge Marie Hampton on December 31, 1953 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.^1,3 Homer Jackson "Jack" Ferguson Jr. died on March 16, 1988 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina, at age 62.^1,7

     Her Social Security Number was 242-44-0943.⁵ Madge Marie Hampton was buried at Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, 481 Upper Peachtree Road, Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.¹ She was born on October 8, 1930 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.^1,3,6,5,4 As of December 31, 1953,her married name was Ferguson.² She married Homer Jackson "Jack" Ferguson Jr., son of Homer Jackson Ferguson Sr. and Mary Delia Wright, on December 31, 1953 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.^1,2 Madge Marie Hampton died on March 1, 1979 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina, at age 48.^1,6

     William Carson "Bill" Ferguson was buried at Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, 481 Upper Peachtree Road, Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.¹ He was born on March 15, 1926 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina; His WWII Draft Card has a birth date of Mar 24, 1926.^2,3 He died on August 30, 2006 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina, at age 80.¹

     Mary Lou Ferguson was buried at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens, 5979 New Bethany Road, Buford, Hall Co., Georgia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 245-44-6096.⁶ She was born on December 30, 1930 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.^3,6,5 As of June 19, 1954,her married name was Lovingood.⁴ She married Howard A. Lovingood on June 19, 1954 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.⁴ As of circa 1977,her married name was Emmett.⁵ Mary Lou Ferguson married Eugene Talmadge "Gene" Emmett circa 1977.^1,5 Mary Lou Ferguson died on October 19, 1998 at Gwinnett Co., Georgia, at age 67.^7,6

     Eugene Talmadge "Gene" Emmett was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum - South, 4121 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch, Hall Co., Georgia.¹ He was born on June 28, 1931 at Georgia.^1,2 He married Mary Lou Ferguson, daughter of Homer Jackson Ferguson Sr. and Mary Delia Wright, circa 1977.^3,4 Eugene Talmadge "Gene" Emmett died on May 18, 2009 at Georgia at age 77.^1,2

     Howard A. Lovingood was buried at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens, 5979 New Bethany Road, Buford, Hall Co., Georgia.¹ His Social Security Number was 261-42-3279.⁴ He was born on November 24, 1929.⁴ He married Mary Lou Ferguson, daughter of Homer Jackson Ferguson Sr. and Mary Delia Wright, on June 19, 1954 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.² Howard A. Lovingood died on February 21, 1975 at Gwinnett Co., Georgia, at age 45.³

     His Social Security Number was 708-09-6106.⁷ Carson Eli Wright was born on September 6, 1897 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.^1,2,7,3,4 He married Jane Valerie Curnow circa 1924.⁸ Carson Eli Wright died on May 13, 1958 at Alameda Co., California, at age 60.²

     Clo Vanza Hastin was born on July 1, 1884 at Missouri.² As of December 8, 1920,her married name was Wright.³ She married Odediah Leroy "Ovid" Wright, son of Samuel C. Wright and Mary Ann Thrash, on December 8, 1920 at Oakland, Alameda Co., California.³ Clo Vanza Hastin died on May 17, 1966 at Kern Co., California, at age 81.²

     Zelda Unknown was born circa 1880 at Missouri.¹ As of circa 1901,her married name was Wright.¹ She married Odediah Leroy "Ovid" Wright, son of Samuel C. Wright and Mary Ann Thrash, circa 1901.¹

     Bonnie Ward was born circa 1915 at Tennessee.² As of September 14, 1940,her married name was Tilson.¹ She married Samuel Ovid "Sam" Tilson, son of William E. Tilson and Inez Wright, on September 14, 1940 at Loudon Co., Tennessee.¹

     His Social Security Number was 245-36-3204.⁸ Roy Wright Ferguson married Dorothy Mae "Dot" Rice.⁶ Roy Wright Ferguson was born on December 28, 1927 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina; The SSDI and his WWII Draft Card have a birth date of Dec 30, 1927.^2,8,3,4 He died on December 18, 1981 at Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, at age 53.^5,6

     Jane Valerie Curnow was born circa 1898 at Redruth, Cornwall Co., England.¹ As of circa 1924,her married name was Wright.² She married Carson Eli Wright, son of Leonidis C. "Lon" Wright and Elmina Virginia Sudderth, circa 1924.² Jane Valerie Curnow died on April 28, 1978.¹

     Dorothy Mae "Dot" Rice was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 1498 Sand Hill Road, Candler, Buncombe Co., North Carolina.^1,2 Her married name was Ferguson.¹ She married Roy Wright Ferguson, son of Homer Jackson Ferguson Sr. and Mary Delia Wright.¹ Dorothy Mae "Dot" Rice was born on September 10, 1932 at Buncombe Co., North Carolina.² She died on August 7, 2015 at Asheville, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, at age 82.^1,2 She Asheville - Dorothy Mae Rice Ferguson, 82, of 48 Green Valley Road, went to be with her Lord on Friday, August 7, 2015 at her home. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she retired from Bell South following 35 years of service. Her family was her life. Mrs. Ferguson was a daughter of the late Lester Lewis Rice and Bessie DeBruhl Rice and wife of Roy Wright Ferguson who died December 18, 1981. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Rosalie Harvey and brother, Eugene Rice. Surviving are her children, Michael Ferguson (Susan) of Las Vegas, NV, David Ferguson and Susan Ferguson both of Asheville; granddaughter, Andrea Ferguson (Bobby Norton) and their daughter, Madison Ferguson-Norton all of Asheville; granddaughter, Kristin Smith (Christopher) and their children, Kathryn Grace Smith and Joshua Michael Smith all of Dayton, OH; sisters, Ruth Reynolds of Candler and Faye Vaughn of Arden; brother, Gary Rice of Asheville and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Sunday, August 9, 2015 in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Whitted officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following services at the funeral home. Graveside services will be held at 10 AM Monday, August 10, 2015 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to: CarePartners, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813 or , 31 College Place, Asheville, NC 28801. The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to CarePartners for their love and support given to our family during this time. on August 8, 2015.¹

     Dr. Bill W. "Billy" Lovingood was born on September 20, 1931 at Murphy, Cherokee Co., North Carolina.^3,2 He married Sally Belle Ferguson, daughter of Homer Jackson Ferguson Sr. and Mary Delia Wright, on May 31, 1954 at Jackson Co., North Carolina.^1,2 Dr. Bill W. "Billy" Lovingood died on July 30, 2011 at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, at age 79.^3,2 He Chapel Hill - Dr. Bill Lovingood died Saturday, July 30, 2011 after waging a courageous battle against esophageal cancer. As per his wishes he died at his home, surrounded by family and friends. Bill was born in Murphy, North Carolina on September 20, 1931, the first of Edith and Wade Lovingood's nine children. He was a standout athlete in the western part of our state and was awarded a full athletic scholarship to Wake Forest University. Before leaving for his freshman year, he and his bride to be, Sally Belle Ferguson eloped, and were married in the Sylva courthouse. Bill's time at Wake was bisected by four years in the Navy, served aboard the minesweeper U.S.S. Aggressive. Following the service to his Country he returned to Winston-Salem, earning his B.S. degree and rounding out his athletic career. As a starting pitcher, he went undefeated in 1957 and posted a 0.58 earned run average, an A.C.C. record that still stands. He came to Chapel Hill in 1958 to begin his post-graduate studies, and went on to earn MPH and PhD degrees from the University of North Carolina. He accepted a teaching position in the Physical Education department at the time and remained there until his retirement in 1988. Thousands of Tarheel students over four decades enjoyed his popular lecture courses. From the early Sixties until the mid Seventies he served as Carolina's assistant baseball coach under his good friend Walt Rabb. Football Saturdays were always spent in Kenan Stadium where Dad worked to facilitate the concession sales. He also found time to coach many seasons in the Chapel Hill recreation department where he left a lasting impression on a generation of local kids. Dad's youth, spent largely in the Smoky Mountains hunting and fishing with numerous uncles, cousins and brothers fostered in him a lifelong love of all things outdoors. He loved to bird hunt with his buddies in the athletic department and the Rams Club. He never met a stranger, and would go fishing with anyone he could persuade to join him. Stories of missed shots or "the one that got away" made up the bulk of conversation when he met with buddies at Merritt's, Knight & Campbell or later in life, Johnny's Sporting Goods. "Doc" Lovingood was a man who was large in stature and had an even larger love of life. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him. We love you dad. He is survived by his wife of fifty- seven years, Sally; three sons, Joe, and wife Carol, John, and wife Mary, James, and wife Bobbi, and one daughter, Angela Robertson and her husband, Joey; six grandchildren: Brittany, Blake, Lillian. Julia, Carson, and Nick. Six of his siblings survive: Charles, and wife Pat, Bob and wife Brenda, Dan and wife Darlene; one unmarried brother, Johnny; sister, Alice Chastain and husband, Jimmy, and Anne Wells and husband, Hubert. He was predeceased by both parents as well as two brothers, Jack and Edd. The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thanks to the nursing staffs of the U.N.C. cancer center and Hospice program, which did their very best in a difficult situation. A memorial service has been planned for Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at University Baptist Church in Chapel Hill. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made to University Baptist Church in Bill's honor. on August 3, 2011.²