Bessie C. Ferguson-Harris, of New Windsor, entered into rest on Friday, July 14, 2023. She was 89.
Daughter of the late Ernst and Helen (Lewis) Conley, Sr. she was born July 6, 1934 in Cornwall, NY.
Bessie, a lifelong area resident, worked well into her 80’s, as a clerk in the cash office. She worked many years for the former A&P at various local locations and she later worked for Walmart, Middletown. She was a former member of Church of the Good Shepherd and the Red Hat Society. She enjoyed word search books, gardening and crocheting.
Survivors include sons, Gary H. (Janet) Ferguson of the Town of Newburgh and Ernest (Michelle) Ferguson of Punta Gorda, FL; grandchildren, Alan Jr. (Sheri), Mike (Lauren), Charlene (David), Jennifer and Drew (Sarah); several great grandchildren; daughter in law Kathleen Ferguson of Lanesville, NY; many nieces and nephews and goddaughter, Melinda.
In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her first husband, Harold B. Ferguson in 1979; her second husband Donald E. Harris in 2015; a son, Alan Ferguson; a brother, Ernest Conley; and a sister Evelyn Shank.
Visitation for family and friends will be Wednesday, July 19, 2 from 4 to 7 p.m. at White, Venuto and Morrill Funeral and Cremation Service, 188 North Plank Road, Newburgh. A Funeral Service will be Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 11 a.m. at the Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newburgh.
Donations in Bessie’s memory can be made to the Alzheimer’s Society at act.alz.org.