She leaves to cherish her memories a devoted husband, Willie Ervin; one daughter, Rebekah Simone Ervin; one son, Christopher (Niesha) Smiley; one granddaughter, Serenity Smiley; one grandson, Christopher Jace Smiley; five sisters, Alma Neely, Margie Randle, Bessie Ferguson, Nina Ferguson, and Shirley Guy (Timmy); four brothers, Jimmie Ferguson, George (Annie)Ferguson, Bobby Ferguson, and Larry (Mary Ann) Ferguson; five brother in laws, Walter Ervin, Tom Ervin, Johnny Akins, Curtis (Ellen) Ervin, and Charles Gillespie; seven sister-in-laws, Barbara Dotson, Edna (Larry) Lawrence, Annie Crawford, Linda Williams, Lorraine Logan, Victoria Hill, and Sally Ervin; one aunt, Ellen Guy; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.