Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 1

Name: Molly Carolyn Jones
Date of Birth: 11 Jan 1944
Gender: Female
Birth County: Val Verde
Father's Name: Fred Patterson Jones
Mother's Name: Mary Ola Heathcock
Roll Number: 1944_0006

Note added by Clayton Heathcock Jr., February 17, 2019: I haven’t seen Molly in more than 70 years now, but when I was a boy I saw her a lot when we went to Stockdale to see my grandparents. Fred and Mary Ola Jones lived there also and we cousins spent a lot of play time. Over the years I have not been in direct contact with Molly but I have for quite a few years had correspondence with some of her children and even grandchildren who developed an interest in family history. My most recent correspondence was with Bill Ferguson, one of Molly’s sons, who wrote me this brief message: “Momma's husband (Terry Oldham) died December 10, 2017, after battling cancer for most of that year. She really misses him but keeps busy with her Church and family activities. She also designs and makes quilts for new family members as they arrive. Last July, she had some of the younger and stronger men in the family build a stable and fence in a portion of her yard. She bought 3 sheep and a donkey to keep her and her 3 dogs company. She carries hay & feeds them every day and she says she loves it.”

Social Security Death Index11

Name: William W. Ferguson
SSN: 411-48-9114
Last Residence: 37027 Brentwood, Williamson, Tennessee, United States of America
Born: 9 Mar 1934
Died: 7 Apr 1996
State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951)

Nolensville, TN
FERGUSON, William (Bill)
April 7, 1996, Age 62. Survived by wife, Sue Duffield Ferguson; daughters, Amber Willis, Scarlett McAllister; sons, William Ferguson, Jr., David R. Ferguson; stepson, Allen Timmons; six grandchildren; sister; Carlene Ferguson; brothers, Carl Ferguson, Jr., James Ferguson, David Ferguson.

Remains are at the Woodbine Funeral Home HICKORY CHAPEL, 5852 Nolensville Rd where funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, April 9, 1996 at 10:30 by Wendell Byrd. Interment Summertown Cemetery, Summertown, TN. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.357

Obituary for Mr. Terry Wayne Oldham358

Terry Wayne Oldham,“Gumpy," 74, went home to be with the Lord in the early morning of Sunday, December 10th, 2017 with family by his side. Born on November 17, 1943, he was the youngest son of Ruby and Ted “Smiley” Oldham and step-father Ralph Drake (all deceased.) Also preceded in death by his daughter, Michele Oldham. He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Molly Oldham, brothers Roland Oldham (Mariko), Tommy Oldham (Kim), and two sisters Nancy Drake Vance and Susan Drake. He is survived by his children Jennifer (Oldham) Lanius, Bill Ferguson, Amber Willis (Allen), David Ferguson, Scarlett Smith (Raymond), Billie Carolyn Lowe (Bill), and Deanna Hernandez (Bobby). He is survived by his grandchildren Molly Willis Hyde, Allen P. Willis (Jessica), Ethan Willis (Katherine), Eric Willis (Grace), Spencer McAllister (Stacie), Ian McAllister, Tiffany Smith, Mandi Fox (Steven Greene), Jacob Lommer (Danielle Sain), Mary Levan (Sean), Anna Belle Lowe, Vincent McQuillen, (Lindsay) and Montgomery Lanius. He is also survived by fourteen great-grand children.

Terry was a well - rounded man. He served honorably in the United States Marine Corps as a helicopter crew chief reaching the rank of Sergeant. He was a decorated Marine serving during the Vietnam War where he received a Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V", a Gold Star and an Air Strike Medal all for heroic achievement in Vietnam.

He worked at Drake’s Ceramics in Nashville with his mother, Ruby Drake, for over 20 years. He was a talented artist and very creative. He dabbled in entrepreneurship by painting and selling beautiful ceramic bowls and pitchers. He later worked at Drake Hardware in Nashville and Home Depot in Madison where he delighted in helping people solve their plumbing woes. He cherished the people he worked with and sincerely looked forward to going to work.

He was quick-witted and had a contagious sense of humor and would brighten anyone’s day with a joke or a turn of a phrase. He was an avid fisherman who loved being on the lake. Although he was a skilled fisherman, you could always count on a tall tale or two. He also took pleasure in cooking, often trying new recipes in his beloved InstantPot. He was a budding horticulturalist and fragrant roses were among his favorites.

And best of all, he was a lover and follower of God, and although he loved his life here, he looked forward to being with the Lord.

Proverbs 8:17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.

Pallbearers are Roland Oldham, Tommy Oldham, Jacob Lommer, Richard Lanius, Vincent McQuillen and Montgomery Lanius.