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Pearl Florence Cubberly
1911 - 1998 (86 years)
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Name Pearl Florence Cubberly [1] Born 18 Dec 1911 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah 
Gender Female Died 26 Jun 1998 Snohomish, Snohomish, Washington - The funeral for Pearl Florence Ferris will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2900 Juanipero Way, Medford. Bishop Ronald Drake will officiate. Entombment will follow in Memory Gardens Memorial Park Maum. Mrs. Ferris, 86, formerly of Medford, died Friday (June 26, 1998) in Snohomish WA. She had suffered several strokes recently. Memorial contributions may be made to the Southern Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Center, 228 N. Holly St, Medford OR 97501, or Hospice of Snohomish County, 2731 Wetmore, Suite 520, Everett WA 98201-3581. She was born Pearl Florence Cubberly on December 18, 1911 in Salt Lake City. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1920 where she graduated from Franklin High School in 1930. On February 27, 1932 in Ventura CA, she married William Sherman Ferris, who died in 1976. During the 1940s, they owned and operated Ferris Mortuary in Glendale CA, then in Vallejo CA, published the Vallejo Free Press. They lived in Santa Rosa and Petaluma CA before moving to Medford in 1950. In 1953 they founded and developed Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Inc, and constructed Memory Gardens Funeral Home in 1960. After her husband's death, Mrs. Ferris became president of the corporation and was active in the business until it sold in 1987. The couple also developed and operated the Blue Spruce Mobile Estates in Medford. The couple enjoyed dancing and participated in exhibition dancing in both Medford and California. She enjoyed flower gardening and entertaining. Mrs. Ferris joined the Medford Crater Lions Club Auxiliary in 1951, then was a charter member of the Medford Crater Lioness Club, holding several positions. Her volunteer work included many hours at the Lions Blind Center. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, she was involved in its Relief Society and choir. When her health started failing, she moved to Washington in 1992, first to live with a son in Olympia, then with a daughter in Snohomish. Survivors include two sons, Paul (Medford), Clair (Olympia); three daughters Audrey Nielsen (Hillsboro), Katherine Marshall (SLC), and Sharon Robison (Snohomish); a sister, Emily Reed, Santa Rosa; 22 grandchildren, and 35 great-grandchildren. A son, two brothers, and seven sisters preceded her in death.
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Person ID I2504 Grow Last Modified 11 Apr 2012
Father Edwin Cubberly Mother Myra Watchorn, b. Abt 1872, England Family ID F827 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family William Sherman Ferris, Jr., b. 10 Feb 1910, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah , d. 14 Mar 1976, Medford, Jackson, Oregon (Age 66 years) Children 1. Audrey Shirley Ferris 2. Katherine Lorraine Ferris 3. Sharon Faye Ferris 4. William Sherman Ferris, III, b. 17 Aug 1944, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California , d. 17 Aug 1944, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California (Age 0 years)5. Clair Sherman Ferris 6. Paul Douglas Ferris Last Modified 24 Jan 2021 Family ID F568 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- The funeral for Pearl Florence Ferris will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2900 Juanipero Way, Medford. Bishop Ronald Drake will officiate. Entombment will follow in Memory Gardens Memorial Park Maum. Mrs. Ferris, 86, formerly of Medford, died Friday (June 26, 1998) in Snohomish WA. She had suffered several strokes recently. Memorial contributions may be made to the Southern Oregon Lions Sight and Hearing Center, 228 N. Holly St, Medford OR 97501, or Hospice of Snohomish County, 2731 Wetmore, Suite 520, Everett WA 98201-3581. She was born Pearl Florence Cubberly on December 18, 1911 in Salt Lake City. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1920 where she graduated from Franklin High School in 1930. On February 27, 1932 in Ventura CA, she married William Sherman Ferris, who died in 1976. During the 1940s, they owned and operated Ferris Mortuary in Glendale CA, then in Vallejo CA, published the Vallejo Free Press. They lived in Santa Rosa and Petaluma CA before moving to Medford in 1950. In 1953 they founded and developed Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Inc, and constructed Memory Gardens Funeral Home in 1960. After her husband's death, Mrs. Ferris became president of the corporation and was active in the business until it sold in 1987. The couple also developed and operated the Blue Spruce Mobile Estates in Medford. The couple enjoyed dancing and participated in exhibition dancing in both Medford and California. She enjoyed flower gardening and entertaining. Mrs. Ferris joined the Medford Crater Lions Club Auxiliary in 1951, then was a charter member of the Medford Crater Lioness Club, holding several positions. Her volunteer work included many hours at the Lions Blind Center. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, she was involved in its Relief Society and choir. When her health started failing, she moved to Washington in 1992, first to live with a son in Olympia, then with a daughter in Snohomish. Survivors include two sons, Paul (Medford), Clair (Olympia); three daughters Audrey Nielsen (Hillsboro), Katherine Marshall (SLC), and Sharon Robison (Snohomish); a sister, Emily Reed, Santa Rosa; 22 grandchildren, and 35 great-grandchildren. A son, two brothers, and seven sisters preceded her in death.
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Born - 18 Dec 1911 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah 
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Photos William S. & Pearl F. (Cubberly) Ferris Family
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Sources - [S83] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 2, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T625_1866; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 117; Image: 1005.
Birth date: abt 1912 Birth place: Utah Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Salt Lake City Ward 2, Salt Lake, Utah
- [S83] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 2, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T625_1866; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 117; Image: 1005.
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