Marion (Mae) Palfrey Gauden; 92; formerly of Belle Vernon (Fairhope) passed away on Friday; March 14; 2008 in Pensacola; FL. A daughter of the late Thomas and Elva Mae Burke Palfrey; she was born in Fairhope on August 1; 1915. She was a member of the Trinity Presbyterian Church. Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law; Shirley and John Melvin; one son; Edward W. Gauden; two grandsonsJohn and Tom Melvin; one granddaughter; Deanna Quinley; and her husband; Mark; all of Pensacola; FL; five great-grandsons; numerous nieces; nephews and cousins; one special sister-in-law; Bonnie Palfrey of Stockdale; and nephew Thomas Augustine and his wife Doreen of Pensacola; FL. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her stepmother; Ruth Stark Palfrey; her husband; Edward B. Gauden; a sister and brother-in-law; Ellen and Joe Augustine; two brothers and one sister-in-law; Frank S. Palfrey and Thomas W. and Jean Palfrey. Friends will be received from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M. Friday in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory; Inc. www.FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com; (724-929-5300); 700 Broad Avenue; Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be Friday at 1:00 P.M. with Rev. Robert Prinkey officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers; memorial donations to the Covenant Hospice; West Florida Hospital Facility; Pensacola; FL 32504 or the American Red Cross; Pensacola; FL.

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