Ferrier, Ima Rosa West 
  	
MARSHALL -- Ima Rosa West Ferrier died March 3, 2007, in 
Marshall, Texas, at the age of 96. Born June 27, 1910, 
in Sanger, Texas, to a pioneer West Texas family, she was 
the fourteenth of 16 children. Early in her life, she and 
her family moved by covered wagon to Dickens County, Texas, 
and then later to Anton and to Panhandle, Texas, where she 
graduated from high school. She attended West Texas State 
College in Canyon, Texas. In 1930, she married David M. 
Ferrier of Seymour, Texas, and they were blessed with four 
children, Rosemary, David Frank, Nina and Douglas. Married 
for 56 years, David preceded her in death on February 19, 
1986. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, 
Rosemary; her son, David Frank; and grandchildren, Mark, 
Mary and Glenn Ferrier. With a heartfelt desire to serve 
others, Rosa was a lifelong advocate for children, church 
and community. For her long years of volunteer service to 
the Mesquite Texas ISD, she was honored with a life 
membership in the Parent Teacher Association. Her love of 
faith and her church family led to years of volunteerism as 
a church elder, a Sunday school teacher and a member of the 
women's organization. Þ ¤ Family was central to her life and 
was celebrated through large Sunday dinners, bedtime stories, 
lovingly made quilts and afghans, puppy rescues and rousing 
games of dominoes and cards. Rosa's "family" expanded over 
time to include generations of young people from her Sunday 
school classes who came over for fried chicken and lemon pies 
and invited her to graduations, weddings and baptisms. She is 
survived by her daughter, Nina and Joe Perkins of Marshall, 
Texas; her son, Douglas and Marie Ferrier of Bayview, Texas; 
daughter-in-law, Elaine Ferrier of Kyle, Texas; grandsons, 
Matthew Ferrier of Kyle Texas, Gene and Elaine Ferrier of 
Moreno Valley, California, Thomas Ferrier of Silver Spring, 
Maryland and Alex and Lesley Perkins of Pearland, Texas; 
granddaughters, Katie Ferrier of Silver Spring, Maryland and 
Nina and Paul Fragale of Round Rock, Texas; great-grandchildren, 
Katie and Matt Reynolds of Spring, Texas, Carissa Ferrier of 
Austin, Texas, Cory Ferrier of Austin, Texas, John Ferrier of 
Moreno Valley, California and Paisley Perkins of Pearland, Texas; 
her last surviving sibling, Winnie Wurst of Bridgeport, Texas; 
sister-in-law, Bea Ferrier of Seymour, Texas; and numerous nieces, 
nephews, cousins and lifelong friends. Graveside services will be 
held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2007, at the Riverside Seymour 
Cemetery in Seymour, Texas. The arrangements are being provided by 
Downs Funeral Home of Marshall, Texas. In lieu of flowers, the 
family requests memorial donations to The Pet Place, P.O. Box 155, 
Marshall, TX 75670; or First Presbyterian Church Youth, 1028 
Beltline Rd., Mesquite, TX 75149.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 3/6/2007.