Dorothy Eunice FERGUSON

Dorothy Eunice FERGUSON

Female 1916 - 2011  (94 years)

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  • Name Dorothy Eunice FERGUSON  [1
    • Kurrus Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill., August 2011
      Dorothy E. Aldridge, nee Ferguson, 94, of Fairview Heights, Ill., born Sunday, Nov. 12, 1916, in Miller County, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, at her residence.
      Mrs. Aldridge was the owner and operator with her husband Ernest, of Dor-Maru Shores Mobile Home Park in New Athens, Ill. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Fairview Heights, Ill., Republican Women's Club and past president and secretary for Belleville Women's Club.
      She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Aldridge; parents, Sherman R. and Maggie, nee Slawson, Ferguson; son Bill Aldridge; brothers Lowell, Raymond and Robert Ferguson; and sister, Phoebe Knecht.
      Surviving are her son, Richard Aldridge, of Nashville, Tenn.; brother, Ralph Ferguson of Carthage, Mo.; sister, Melba Ruth (Don) Hayes of Thayer, Mo.; dear friend, Bonita Miller of Swansea, Ill.; and many loving nieces and nephews.
      Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church in Fairview Heights. Visitation: Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, at Kurrus Funeral Home, Berlleville, IL. Funeral:
      Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, at Kurrus Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bryan Webb officiating. Interment will follow at Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, Ill. [1]
    Birth 12 Nov 1916  Miller County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 1920  Living with parents in Richwoods, Miller Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1930  Living with parents in Nameoki, Madison Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1940  Living with husband in Granite City, Madison Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 14 Aug 2011  Fairview Heights, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Valhalla Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum, Belleville, St. Clair Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I85370  Main Tree
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2016 

    Father Sherman Robert FERGUSON,   b. 15 Apr 1896, Iberia, Miller County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1977, Belleville, St. Clair Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Maggie Elizabeth SLAWSON,   b. 03 Dec 1898, Iberia, Miller County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1984, Glen Carbon, Madison Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F20687  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ernest ALDRIDGE,   b. 13 Oct 1915, Aldridge, Union Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1978, Belleville, St. Clair Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1940 
    Children 
     1. Charles William ALDRIDGE,   b. 13 Feb 1951, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1977 (Age 26 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F35111  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 May 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Living with parents in Nameoki, Madison Co., Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Living with husband in Granite City, Madison Co., Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Valhalla Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum, Belleville, St. Clair Co., Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Ernest Aldridge and Dorothy Eunice Ferguson Headstone
    Ernest Aldridge and Dorothy Eunice Ferguson Headstone
    Ernest Aldridge and his wife Dorothy E., the daughter of Sherman Ferguson and Maggie E. Slawson, are buried in the Valhalla Gardens of Memory and Mausoleum in Belleville, St. Clair Co., Illinois.

    Created by: Nancy Arnold Thompson
    Photo Added by: Alan Long

  • Sources 
    1. [S2559] obituary Notice for Dorothy E. Ferguson Aldridge.

    2. [S01362] 1920 Census Richwoods, Miller County, Missouri.

    3. [S8288] 1930 Census Nameoki, Madison County, Illinois.

    4. [S8290] 1940 Census Granite City, Madison County, Illinois .

    5. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.