Ferguson, Willis Vernon 'Bill'

1921 - 2007  (85 years)

• Name	Ferguson, Willis Vernon 'Bill'
  Birth	10 Nov 1921	Coles County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	FERG.W001
  Death	26 Mar 2007	Charleston, Coles County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Ferguson, Willis V. and Jeanne A.
  Person ID	I36764	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Ferguson, Leo Earl,   b. 18 Jul 1894   d. 23 Apr 1976 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Pearcy, Luvena May,   b. 7 Apr 1901, Coles County, Illinois d. 19 Oct 1983, Coles County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F9809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bridges, J.A.
  Children	> 1. Ferguson, M. > 2. Ferguson, L. > 3. Ferguson, A.   4. Ferguson, Jeffrey Ray,   b. 25 Apr 1958, Coles County, Illinois d. 27 Apr 1958, Coles County, Illinois (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F14839	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Nov 1921 - Coles County, Illinois Death - 26 Mar 2007 - Charleston, Coles County, Illinois Burial - - Dodge Grove Cemetery, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  For many years Bill and Jeanne lived in Mattoon where Bill was employed as a carpenter for the Reasor Corporation. He later accepted a position with The Illinois Consolidated Telephone Company in Charleston, which he held until his retirement in 1986. Bill was an active and faithful member of First General Baptist Church in Mattoon for many years - serving as a Deacon for more than thirty of those years. He later transferred his membership to the First Baptist Church in Charleston where he continued to faithfully serve the Lord. Bill was an avid fisherman and extremely talented and skillful in the art of woodworking. When he could no longer enjoy these hobbies due to his declining health, Bill learned to quilt - making quilts for others including 104 lap quilts which were generously given to nursing home residents, disabled veterans and the homebound. Bill's kind and generous heart and deep respect for others created many long-lasting friendships. His family remained his first priority and his devotion and love for them provided a wonderful husband and father; and a grandfather and great-grandfather, who delighted in spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11768] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Ferguson, Willis V. and Jeanne A., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Ferguson&GSiman=1&GScid=1168990&GRid=18757363&), none. (Reliability: 2).