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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Joseph "Ben" Ferguson
Joseph "Ben"
Ferguson
March 17, 1919 – January 14, 2016
Joseph "Ben" Ferguson's Obituary
Joseph Benjamin "Ben" Ferguson, 96 years young, passed away January 14, 2016, in Augusta, Kansas. A wonderful husband, a loving father and father-in-law, and endearing patriarch of the family will be sorely missed.
Ben was born on March 17, 1919, in Burden, Kansas to Thomas and Elsie (Skinner) Ferguson. He graduated from Burden High School in a class of 15 in 1936. After graduation, Ben did various odd jobs, one being manager of a donkey baseball team in Quincy, Illinois. Ben enlisted in the United States Army in August 1941, four months before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Ben was discharged on December 3, 1945 obtaining the rank of Technical Sergeant and NCO. Texaco became his employer in 1947 working in the oil fields; and after 35 years he retired as a production foreman.
Ben met his love on a blind date driving a fancy Ford convertible on April 4, 1949. On April 9, 1950, Dorothea Marie Palmer of Denver Colorado and Ben Ferguson were married. Ben and Dorothea retired to Augusta in 1985.
He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Augusta and the Christian Forum Sunday School Class for 30 years. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge #233 of Burden, Kansas for 65 years. Going to the lake, fishing, having coffee with friends' every morning, visiting with family and telling stories, were Ben's favorite pastimes.
Ben is survived by his wife, Dorothea, of 65 years; son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Jennifer (Berry) Ferguson of Houston, Texas; a grandson and his wife, Shawn and Emily (Rhodes) Ferguson of Aledo, Texas; a great-granddaughter, Claire Ferguson of Aledo, Texas; Erma (Howlett) Ferguson, sister-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews and their children.
Ben was preceded in death by his parents; an infant sister; brothers, William and Gerald Ferguson, and daughter, Kay Ann Ferguson Caines.
A memorial service will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Augusta on Wednesday, January 20 at 11:00 with interment to follow in the Burden Cemetery in Burden at 2:00 p.m.
A memorial has been established with the Youth Ministry of the First United Methodist Church, 2420 North Ohio, Augusta, Kansas 67010.
Ben was born on March 17, 1919, in Burden, Kansas to Thomas and Elsie (Skinner) Ferguson. He graduated from Burden High School in a class of 15 in 1936. After graduation, Ben did various odd jobs, one being manager of a donkey baseball team in Quincy, Illinois. Ben enlisted in the United States Army in August 1941, four months before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Ben was discharged on December 3, 1945 obtaining the rank of Technical Sergeant and NCO. Texaco became his employer in 1947 working in the oil fields; and after 35 years he retired as a production foreman.
Ben met his love on a blind date driving a fancy Ford convertible on April 4, 1949. On April 9, 1950, Dorothea Marie Palmer of Denver Colorado and Ben Ferguson were married. Ben and Dorothea retired to Augusta in 1985.
He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Augusta and the Christian Forum Sunday School Class for 30 years. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge #233 of Burden, Kansas for 65 years. Going to the lake, fishing, having coffee with friends' every morning, visiting with family and telling stories, were Ben's favorite pastimes.
Ben is survived by his wife, Dorothea, of 65 years; son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Jennifer (Berry) Ferguson of Houston, Texas; a grandson and his wife, Shawn and Emily (Rhodes) Ferguson of Aledo, Texas; a great-granddaughter, Claire Ferguson of Aledo, Texas; Erma (Howlett) Ferguson, sister-in-law; and numerous nieces and nephews and their children.
Ben was preceded in death by his parents; an infant sister; brothers, William and Gerald Ferguson, and daughter, Kay Ann Ferguson Caines.
A memorial service will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Augusta on Wednesday, January 20 at 11:00 with interment to follow in the Burden Cemetery in Burden at 2:00 p.m.
A memorial has been established with the Youth Ministry of the First United Methodist Church, 2420 North Ohio, Augusta, Kansas 67010.
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