Raymond Eugene FERGUSON

1920 - 2006  (85 years)

• Name	Raymond Eugene FERGUSON  [2]
  	Raymond E. Ferguson, 85, of Collinsville, Ill. died Monday, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Ill. Mr. Ferguson was a retired switchman for the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, and was a World War II Navy veteran. He was a former member of Masonic Lodge 712, in Collinsville; the Scottish Rite Bodies, and Ainad Shrine Legion of Honor. He was a past associate guardian of Job's Daughters, Bethel #42, and past chapter advisor of Ascalon Chapter Order of Demolay. He was preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine Rose (Swigert) Ferguson - his first wife, Marjorie L. (Bennett) Fuller - his parents, Sherman R. and Maggie E. (Slawson) Ferguson - two brothers, Lowell, and Robert Ferguson, and a sister, Phoebe Knecht. Surviving are three daughters and three sons. They are Judy Commire & husband, Bob, of Sebring, Fla; Janet Bright and husband Jim, of Excelsior Springs, Mo; Ed Ferguson & wife Lynn, of E. Falmouth, Mass.; Danny Ferguson of Westland, Mich.; Mary Humphrey & husband Gary,of Colliinsville, Ill., and Alan Ferguson of Monticello, Wis. Two sisters: Dorothy Aldridge of Fairview Heights, Ill., and Ruth Hayes of Thayer, MO. One brother: Ralph Ferguson, of Joplin, MO. A step-daughter Linda Fleming & husband Paul, of Hamel, Ill., a step-son Paul Bilyeu & wife Jane, of Casselberry, Fla. A special friend, Emma Kamm, of Collinsville, Ill. Nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the Collinsville Memorial Public Library, Collinsville, Ill. Burial will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery in Glen Carbon, Ill. HERR FUNERAL HOME, Collinsville, Ill. Posted on Find A Grave Created by: Juanita Sloan Lowrance [1]
  Birth	20 Oct 1920	Iberia, Miller Co., Missouri   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Living with parents in Nameoki, Madison Co., Illinois   [2]
  Census	1940	Living in Granite City, Madison Co., Illinois   [3]
  Death	30 Jan 2006	Maryville, Madison Co., Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Sunset Hill Cemetery, Glen Carbon, Madison Co., Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I85639	Main Tree
  Last Modified	16 May 2016

  
  

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

  
  

  Family 1	Marjorie L. BENNETT,   b. Abt 1920
  Children	1. Judith FERGUSON
  Family ID	F35225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Geraldine Rose SWIGERT
  Family ID	F35224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Oct 1920 - Iberia, Miller Co., Missouri Census - 1930 - Living with parents in Nameoki, Madison Co., Illinois Census - 1940 - Living in Granite City, Madison Co., Illinois Death - 30 Jan 2006 - Maryville, Madison Co., Illinois Burial - - Sunset Hill Cemetery, Glen Carbon, Madison Co., Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S8288] 1930 Census Nameoki, Madison County, Illinois. [S8290] 1940 Census Granite City, Madison County, Illinois .