Obituary Ophelia Barneycastle Ferebee
Ophelia was an avid researcher who helped out many in the genealogy community.We will all miss her very much, she was generous and a wonderful person.Maureen
FEREBEE MOCKSVILLE - Mrs. Minnie Ophelia Barneycastle Ferebee, 86, of Boone Farm Road, died Monday, October 13, 2008, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born July 14, 1922, in Davie County to the late Carl Holt and Minnie Kimbrough Walker Barney-castle. Mrs. Ferebee attended Pfeiffer College for two years and was a graduate of Catawba College in 1944. She was a member of Center United Methodist Church where she was a member of the United Methodist Women. Mrs. Ferebee taught school for 30 years and was a member of the N.C. Retired Teachers Association. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Carol Jean Ferebee; and a son-in-law, Vernon "Bo" Whitaker, Jr. Survivors include her husband, William "Bill" Ward Ferebee of the home; four daughters, Judith Whitaker, Betty (Bryant) Smith, all of Mocksville, Ann (Rick) Zimmerman of Greensboro and Billie (Larry) Williams of Mocksville; eight grandchildren, Scott Whitaker, David Whitaker, Elise Whitaker, Christina Luttrell, Brett Zimmerman, Austine Zimmerman, Matthew Williams and Kiel Williams; and five great-grand children. A funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Center United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Robin Fitzgerald officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church one hour before the service. The family requests that memorials be considered for Center United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Linda Owings, 728 Wilkesboro St., Mocksville, NC 27028. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the entire staff at Clare Bridge Memory Care in Winston Salem for their professional and loving care and also to doctors and staffs at Forsyth Medical Center and Medical Associates of Davie. Eaton Funeral Home is serving the family of Mrs. Ferebee. Online condolences may be made at www.eatonfuneralservice.com.
Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 10/14/2008 Notice • Guest Book • Flowers • Visit the gift shop • Charities
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