Samuel Bennett Ferrell
(1895-1979)
Marjorie Goldie Gattis
(1898-1963)
Betty Lee Ferrell
(1931-2009)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ned Arthur Beeker

2. Charles Alexander Goswick

Betty Lee Ferrell 1 4 5 6

  • Born: 6 Dec 1931, Durham, Durham, NC 1 5
  • Marriage (1): Ned Arthur Beeker on 5 Nov 1955 in Durham, Durham, NC 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Charles Alexander Goswick on 24 Mar 1962 in Durham, Durham, NC 3
  • Died: 8 Nov 2009, Durham, Durham, NC at age 77 5
  • Buried: 12 Nov 2009, Durham: Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, NC 6

   FamilySearch ID: GVD3-SCG.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1950 in Durham, Durham, NC. 7 The 1950 census recorded Sam B. Ferrell, insurance agent, 54, living with wife Margie G., 51; son Sam B. Jr., 25; daughter Marjorie C., 22; and daughter Betty L, 18. Everyone was born in North Carolina.

2. Residence: on 5 Nov 1955 in Durham, Durham, NC. 1

3. Newspaper: News and Observer: Mrs. Ned Arthur Beeker (wedding photo), 6 Nov 1955, Raleigh, Wake, NC. 4 (photo of Mrs. Ned Arthur Beeker)
Mrs. Ned Arthur Beeker is the former Miss Betty Lee Ferrell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel B. Ferrell of Durham. Her marriage to Mr. Beeker, son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Beeker of Asheboro, took place Saturday in the Temple Baptist Church of Durham.

4. Residence: 800 Maxwell Road, Chapel Hill, NC on 4 Feb 1960 in Chapel Hill, Orange, NC. 6

5. Newspaper: Durham Sun: Mr. And Mrs. Ned A. Beeker of 800 Maxwell Rd., Glenn Lennox, Chapel Hill, announce the birth of a son, Bartley Holland, Feb. 4 At N. C. Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Beeker is the former Miss Betty Ferrell of Durham., 23 Feb 1960, Durham, Durham, NC. 6

6. Obituary: Herald-Sun on 11 Nov 2009 in Durham, Durham, NC. 8 Betty F. Goswick
DURHAM - Mrs. Betty F. Goswick, 77, of Durham, passed away early Sunday morning at Durham Regional Hospital while recovering from a recent stroke. Mrs. Goswick was born in Durham, the daughter of the late Samuel Bennett Ferrell and the late Marjorie Gattis Ferrell: She was also preceded in death by a brother, Samuel Bennett Ferrell Jr. She had worked as a stewardess, a data processing clerk for Hospital Savings Association and a bookkeeper for Glidden Paint Co. before retiring. She was also a long time member of Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church and later on, after her return to Durham from Saint Louis, Missouri, she and Alex joined Bethany United Methodist Church. Betty was a majorette for the Durham High School Marching Band where she graduated in 1951. She was on the DHS Class of '51 Reunion Committee and organized many of their most recent reunions. She was also a member of the Durham Junior Woman's club during the 1970s' and a fan of the late Elvis Presley. Mrs. Goswick is survived by her husband, Alex Goswick; a son, Bart Goswick; and a sister, Charlotte Dudley, all of Durham. Also surviving are her brother in law and sister in law, Claude and Louise Goswick from Bryan, Texas; and many nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be held at Bethany United Methodist Church on Thursday at 2 p.m. followed by the burial at Maplewood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Clements Funeral Home in Durham Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Flowers are acceptable or the family would appreciate donations to Avila Retreat Center, 711 Mason Road, Durham, NC 27712 in Betty's name.


Betty married Ned Arthur Beeker, son of James Arthur Beeker and Onnie Gertrude Crowell, on 5 Nov 1955 in Durham, Durham, NC.1 2 The marriage ended in divorce on 13 Dec 1961. (Ned Arthur Beeker was born in Feb 1932 in , Stanly, NC 9 and died after Mar 2025.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. They were divorced on 13 Dec 1961 in , Orange, NC. 2


Betty next married Charles Alexander Goswick on 24 Mar 1962 in Durham, Durham, NC.3 (Charles Alexander Goswick was born on 12 Apr 1932 in Durham, Durham, NC 3 10 and died on 10 Oct 2017 in King, Stokes, NC 3 10.)


Sources


1 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-2011, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXT8-MKC Ned Arthur Beeker and Betty Lee Ferrell, 05 Nov 1955; citing Durham, North Carolina.

2 Ancestry.com, North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004 (Original data: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics. North Carolina Divorce Index, 1958-2004. Raleigh, NC, USA), Ned Beeker and Betty Beeker 13 Dec 1961.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 6 Feb 2023), entry for Betty Lee Ferrell, person ID GVD3-SCG.

4 News and Observer (Raleigh, NC), 6 Nov 1955, page 42. Marriage of Ned Arthur Beeker and Betty Lee Ferrell.

5 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197063356.

6 Durham Sun (Durham, NC), 23 Feb 1960, page 6.

7 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FMS-ZT12 Sam B Ferrell Durham NC.

8 "The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC)," 11 Nov 2009 page 18.

9 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCQD-92Z Ned Arthur Becker, 1932 citing vol. 19, p. 53, Stanly, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh.

10 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197062705.



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