FERGUSON, Lena Messel
Source: Obituary from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana, now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
VEEDERSBURG, Ind. (CNS) — Mrs. Lena M. Ferguson, 80, died at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday (June 25, 1968) at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Danville, Ill. Born Sept. 15, 1887 in Knox County, she was the daughter of Robert and Mary Sheppard Messel. She was married to George Ferguson in Vincennes, April 29, 1903. Surviving are three-daughters, Mrs. Myra Harper of Danville, Ill., Mrs. Naomi Rutkowski of Georgetown, Ill., and Mrs. Mildred Woodworth of Indianapolis; a son, Herb of Veedersburg, 16 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, nine sons and a daughter. Services will be at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Covington, with burial in the Catholic cemetery there. The rosary will be recited at the Parham Funeral Home in Veedersburg at 7:30 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. Don Vernon in charge. The body is at the funeral home where friends may call. --typed by Walt W
Source: Obituary from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana, now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
VEEDERSBURG – Mrs. Lena Ferguson, 89, died late Tuesday night in St. Elizabeth Hospital at Danville, Ill. She was born in Knox County, Sept. 15, 1878, a daughter of Robert and Mary (Shepherd) Messel. She married George Ferguson April 29, 1894. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Myra Harper of Danville, Ill., Mrs. Naomi Rutkowski of Georgetown, Ill., and Mrs. Mildred Woodworth of Indianapolis; a son, Herbert of Veedersburg; 16 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, nine sons and a daughter. Funeral services will be conducted at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church at Covington with Rev. Don Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Catholic Cemetery at Covington. Friends may call at the Parham Funeral Home at Veedersburg after 2 p.m. today. The Rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 7:30 this evening. - jlr
Thanks so very much to Covington Public Library (Brenda) for sending these for the GenWeb page – so greatly appreciated – p 61 – handmarked 1968
Veedersburg – Mrs. Lena Ferguson, age 89, died late Tuesday night June 25 in St. Elizabeth Hospital in Danville, Ill. Mrs. Ferguson was born in Knox County Sept 15, 1887, a daughter of Robert and Mary Shepherd Messel. She married George Ferguson April 29, 1894 and he preceded her in death. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Myra Harper of Danville, Ill; Mrs. Naomi Rutkowski of Georgetown, ill and Mrs. Mildred Woodworth of Indianapolis; one son, Herbert of Veedersburg; 16 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, nine sons, including the late Dr. Royse D. Ferguson of Veedersburg and one daughter. The body was at Parham Funeral Home in Veedersburg where Rosary was recited Thursday evening. Funeral services were held at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Covington. The Rev. Don Vernon officiated and burial was in Prescott Cemetery north of Covington.