Obituary for Rebecca Ferguson (Noble)
Rebecca A. Noble-Ferguson, 72, of McIntosh County, Ga., passed away on Tuesday, August 06, 2019, in Oxford, Ga., surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 19, 1947, to the late, Eli Noble, Sr. and Agnes Smith-Noble, in Darien, Ga. Rebecca was educated and graduated from Todd Grant High School in the Class of 1964. She furthered her education by attending Albany State College and Coastal Georgia College where she received her Bachelors Degree in Education, and then on to Georgia Southern where she received her Masters Degree in Education. Rebecca also received her Doctrine Degree in Theology from Dominion Faith Bible College in Darien, Ga., under the leadership of Bishop Kenny Knight. She was a proud member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority.
Her employment history extends back to working at Coastal Georgia Area Community Action Authority, she was an educator at Risley Middle School where she taught English Language Arts and Social Studies before retiring from the Glynn County School System in 2007. Rebecca was a former member of Christ Is All Christian Center under the leadership of Pastor Maurice Roberts in Brunswick, Ga. Rebecca loved crocheting, reading, working puzzles, cooking and spending time with her family.
Rebecca was preceded in death by both parents, Eli and Agnes Smith-Noble, Sr. and three siblings, Elizabeth Noble-Stewart, Kathy Noble-McCormick and Terry Adams.
Those left to cherish her memory: her three loving daughters, Teresca Ferguson, St. Petersburg, Fl., Tanya Blackshear, Townsend, Ga. and Chitre Legette, Oxford, Ga.; six grandchildren, Antonio Clark, Khalil Ferguson, Airyana Ferguson, Jasmine Reynolds, Khamiya Blackshear, Jalen Reynolds; her great grandchild, Khason Ferguson; five brothers Eli (Thelma) Noble, Jr., Bear Creek, Pa, George (Valerie) Noble, Charlotte, NC, William (Sheila) Noble, Sr., Darien, Ga., Ralph (EuLa Bell) Noble, Capital Heights, Md. Henry Noble, Darien, Ga.; a devoted nephew, William Noble, Jr., Glennville, West Va.; close friends, Mary Etta Smith, St. Marys, Ga., and Earlene Lemon of Darien, Ga.; as well as a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Her employment history extends back to working at Coastal Georgia Area Community Action Authority, she was an educator at Risley Middle School where she taught English Language Arts and Social Studies before retiring from the Glynn County School System in 2007. Rebecca was a former member of Christ Is All Christian Center under the leadership of Pastor Maurice Roberts in Brunswick, Ga. Rebecca loved crocheting, reading, working puzzles, cooking and spending time with her family.
Rebecca was preceded in death by both parents, Eli and Agnes Smith-Noble, Sr. and three siblings, Elizabeth Noble-Stewart, Kathy Noble-McCormick and Terry Adams.
Those left to cherish her memory: her three loving daughters, Teresca Ferguson, St. Petersburg, Fl., Tanya Blackshear, Townsend, Ga. and Chitre Legette, Oxford, Ga.; six grandchildren, Antonio Clark, Khalil Ferguson, Airyana Ferguson, Jasmine Reynolds, Khamiya Blackshear, Jalen Reynolds; her great grandchild, Khason Ferguson; five brothers Eli (Thelma) Noble, Jr., Bear Creek, Pa, George (Valerie) Noble, Charlotte, NC, William (Sheila) Noble, Sr., Darien, Ga., Ralph (EuLa Bell) Noble, Capital Heights, Md. Henry Noble, Darien, Ga.; a devoted nephew, William Noble, Jr., Glennville, West Va.; close friends, Mary Etta Smith, St. Marys, Ga., and Earlene Lemon of Darien, Ga.; as well as a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.