Waltraud "Traudy" Marianne (Herring) Ferguson

Claxton,

Traudy Ferguson, age 68, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at the Ogeechee Area Hospice Inpatient Center in Statesboro.  She was born February 6, 1950 in Bamberg, Germany to Linwood and Elfriede Herring.  She moved to Columbus, GA when she was thirteen and had lived in Harlem, GA for many years.  Thirteen years ago she made Claxton her home where she was a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church.  Traudy loved to piddle in her yard and watching her hummingbirds.  She also loved camping and knitting.  She had an impact on many lives and enjoyed making people smile.  Traudy is preceded in death by her father and her brother, Bob Herring.

She is survived by her mother; children, Ron (Lynda) Ferguson, Jr. and Candace Bridwell all of Claxton; fiancé, Don Jernigan of Claxton; brother, Pat Herring of Alabama; six grandchildren; two great grandchildren.

A Celebration of Traudy’s life will be conducted at 11:00am on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at the Rehoboth Baptist Church.

Low Country Cremation and Burial is serving the Ferguson family.