Obituary of Mary Carmon

Mary Elizabeth Ferguson was born in Tazewell, Tennessee on October 23, 1927 the daughter of the late Joseph and Myrtle (Arnold) Ferguson. Mary married the love of her life, Junior Carmon, on October 31, 1947 in Middlesboro, Kentucky. The young couple would move their family to Michigan in 1950 where they would raise two daughters. Mary cared for her husband and girls as a homemaker for many years before taking employment with McDonald's. She worked as the Manager at the South Monroe and North Dixie stores before retiring in 2001 after thirty years of service. Mary was a faithful member of Monroe Missionary Baptist Church for many years. She enjoyed participating with the JOYS Choir and taking trips with the group. More than anything Mary was family oriented. She enjoyed entertaining and often made big meals for family get-togethers. She loved her grandchildren to pieces. Favorite activities with the grandchildren included baking holiday cookies and traveling. Mary was well known for her cooking and she shared her special chicken and dumplings for family members' birthday celebrations. Mary, age 87, passed away peacefully at 12:55am on Friday, May 1, 2015 with her loving family by her side. In addition to her parents, her passing was preceded by five brothers: Ward, Esco, Ralph, Kenneth, and Leo Ferguson; and one sister: Marie Welch. To cherish her memory she leaves a beloved husband of sixty-seven years: Junior of Monroe; two daughters: Connie (Dan) Burchfield of Ida and Jan Ravary of Erie; two sister: Margaret Earl of Monroe and Ellen Cook of Knoxville, Tennessee; one brother: Don Ferguson of Monroe; three grandchildren: Dana (Bill) Raymond of Erie, Ryan (Angela) Burchfield of Anaheim, California and Josh (Melissa) Ravary of Erie; four great grandchildren: Dillion Raymond, Jake Raymond, Porter Ravary, Silas Ravary all of Erie. Friends may gather from 2:00 until 8:00pm, Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Merkle Funeral Service, 14567 South Dixie Highway (734) 241-7070. A Celebration of Her Life will take place at 1:00pm on Monday, May 4, 2015 also at Merkle's with Reverend Roy Southerland pastor of Monroe Missionary Baptist Church officiating. Procession will follow to Roselawn Memorial Park for burial. Memorial donations are suggested to Monroe Missionary Baptist Church or Alzheimer's Foundation of America. Online guests may leave words of inspiration and comfort, share a photo, or send a floral arrangement by visiting www.merklefs.com; selecting the Online Tributes page.