

Bennie Mae Mullins Ferguson, age 86, of Tazewell, Tn. was born June 4, 1925 and went home to be with the Lord Sunday, July 10, at Claiborne County Hospital. She was saved at a young age and was a member of Tazewell Baptist Church. Bennie was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Jack Kenneth Ferguson; parents, Ben and Maggie Stratton Mullins; sisters, Cloda Bailey and Lola Epperson; brothers, Jessie and Terry Mullins; father and mother-in-law, George and Maude Ferguson. She is survived by her devoted daughter, Darlyndia Ferguson Meyers of Tazewell; son and daughter-in-law, Jack Kenneth and Betty Pressnell Ferguson, Jr. of Knoxville, Tn.; grandsons, Randell Meyers, Jr and wife, Lisa of Tazewell and Dustin Jack Ferguson of Knoxville, Tn; granddaughters, Jacqueline Meyers Noe and husband, Frank of Tazewell, Glenna Meyers Bunch and husband, Jack of New Tazewell, Samantha Ferguson Crissman and husband, Dan of Beacon, New York and Angela Ferguson Miles and husband, Adam of Lebanon, Tn.; great grandchildren, Asher Noe and wife, Amber, Winston Meyers, Lexi Noe, Crislyn and Jaris Bunch, Kinzlee Ferguson and Gentry Miles; great-great twin granddaughters, Zoey and Chloe Meyers; Step-Mother Ruth Mullins of Tazewell, TN; sister, Peggy Munsey of Morristown, Tn.; brothers, J.W. Mullins of Morristown, Tn., Doug and Ben Jr. Mullins of Tazewell, Tn.;brother-in-law, Lawrence Ferguson and wife JoAnn of Tazewell; sisters-in-law, Mary Lou Estes and husband, Ray, Grace Fugate and husband, Joe all of Tazewell, Tn. and a host of other relatives and friends. The family will receive friends from 6-9 pm Monday, July 11, 2011 at Coffey Funeral Home in New Tazewell. Funeral service will be at 11:00AM Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at the Coffey Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Frank Noe, Rev. Asher Noe and Rev. George Cole officiating. Music by Rev. Jerry and Carolyn Epperson, Dr. Richard Clark. Burial to follow in the Irish Cemetery beside her late husband. Pallbearers: Dougie Mullins, Jr., Russell Essary, Mark Ferguson, Benny Lynn Ogan, Allen West and William West. Honorary Pallbearers: Winston Meyers, Jaris Bunch, Deanie Mullins, Joe Jones, Chris Hager, Josh Shumate, Larry Epperson, and Michael Brock . Coffey Funeral Home in charge. Further information at www.coffeyfh.com.
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