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Marvin S. Ferguson
Marvin S. Ferguson, age 83, of Enfield, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at his home. He was born March 27, 1928 in Rockford, IL the son of Sam and Olive (Huston) Ferguson. He married Rosalie Vaughn on March 10, 1944 in Carterville and she preceded him in death on April 30, 2003.
Mr. Ferguson retired from the maintenance department at SIU, Carbondale. He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps. Along with his wife Rosalie, they sang at several area church functions, nursing homes and also for many funerals.
He is survived by 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Marvin S. and Launa Ferguson, Jr. of Cudjoe Key, FL and Larry and Kathy Ferguson of Mesa, AZ; 3 daughters and sons-in-law, Jennifer and Bill Johnston of McLeansboro, Janet and Howard Morgan of New Haven and Jane (Horn) Ferguson of Enfield. Numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, and several brothers and sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday June 11, 2011 at the Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Enfield with burial in Hickory Hills Cemetery near Broughton. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Friday June 10, 2011 at the funeral home. Graveside Military rites will be provided by McLeansboro American Legion Post #106.. Online condolences may be left at kittinger-fairfuneralhome.com. Memorials are suggested to the Hopewell Church.
From Marvin "Tikey" Ferguson
E mail address blackflagsarebetter@yahoo.com
Condolence message To My Dad, Marvin Ferguson Jr., My Uncle Larry, My Aunts, and all my many cousins and extended family. I can not express how sorry I am for the loss of Grandpa Ferguson. I loved him so much. He was so kind, so funny, and so proud of his family. My aunts, my uncle and my father truly reflect what a wonderful person he was. I love all of you and feel so lucky to be part of this family and having had such a wonderful grandpa.
Sincerely,
Marvin (Tikey) Ferguson
From Ina & Freddy Burgess
E mail address fburgess75@gmail.com
Condolence message We wish to apologize to the family for not attending the services.
We will miss Uncle Marvin dearly, even though we did not see him much after Clara Louise Howerton-Lantrip past away. We can still hear him singing with her and Aunt Shorty and Aunt Rose in our hearts and minds.
Our prayers are with Uncle Marvin's family. We know we will see him again someday in the Lord's presence and hear him singing with all of our loved ones.
We love you all.
Sincerely,
Ina and Freddy
From Keith and Sandy(Metcalf)Wittenauer
E mail address sandywittenauer@yahoo.com
Condolence message Where do we begin to tell all of you how very sorry we are about the loss of your preciuos and Dear Father. He was the most wonderful man we knew next to my Father(Neil Metcalf) who was one of his best friends for some 50+ years. He could make you laugh like noone else. He was also a Very strong christian man and was a real encouragement to all christians. He and your Mother made beautiful music together here on earth and also will be in Heaven. I cannot remember a time in my life when he and Rose were'nt there for our family. The Lord definately received another angel on the day he left this world and he will be very, very missed by our family. God Bless you all and always remember as I do, what a blessing it is to have had such Wonderful Christian parents.Our Love to all of you.
From Everett and Terry Weems
E mail address terryweems62@hotmail.com
Condolence message We were sorry to hear of Marvin's passing. We sure loved him, he really was a sweet man and he sure loved the Lord. We loved hearing him sing in church...and both of our children Sarah and Sam..loved him also....Our thoughts are with you...all the way from Kansas.... God be with you all at this time.
