Greda Mildred Otis, daughter of Elmer C. (1886-1962) and Catherine Antoinette (Shattuck) (1883-1968) Otis, was born 14 June 1911, Ingham County, Michigan.  Greda graduated in 1929 from Okemos High School.  While at OHS Greda was a member of the yearbook staff and was on the program committee for the Junior-Senior banquet.

Greda married Arthur John "Art" McFerren 16 April 1933, Williamston, Ingham County.  Art, born 28 December 1910, Bath, Clinton County, was a survivor of the 1927 Bath school explosion.

The McFerren's celebrated 21 years of marriage and 2 daughters.  Greda died 21 October 1954, Lansing, Ingham County.  She was interred Chapel Hill Cemetery, DeWitt, Clinton County, Michigan.

Note: Greda's first name is misspelled in her obituary.

Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) Sunday 3 October 1954

Mrs. Gerta McFerren, 43, N. Okemos rd., Okemos, who died Saturday morning at a local hospital, was born June 14, 1911, in Wheatfield township, Ingham county.  Surviving are her husband, Arthur; two daughters, Phyllis and Diane; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Otis, Leslie; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Ballard, Mason, and Mrs. Gerald Martin, Onondaga, and a brother, Bernard Otis, Leslie.  Funeral arrangements are being made at Gorsline-Runciman funeral home.

After Greda's untimely death, Art married widow Lucille Elizabeth (McKane) Evert.  Lucille's husband, Arthur Theodore "Ted" Evert, was a 1924 OHS graduate.  Lucille and Art celebrated 39 years together before her death in 1994.  Lucille was interred with Ted, Glendale Cemetery, Okemos.  Art died 4 December 2001 and was interred with Gerda, Chapel Hill Cemetery.