Elvis J. Ferguson

Mr. Elvis J. Ferguson, 96, of Clinton, Ky., died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at the Clinton Place.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Hornbeak Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow in the Rock Springs Cemetery.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 9 a.m. Saturday until the hour of service.
Memorials may be made to New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, P.O. BOX 1512, Fulton, KY 42041 or to the Disabled Veterans National Foundation, 4601 Forbes Blvd, Suite No. 130, Lanham, MD 20706.
He was a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and song leader, a United States Army veteran, who served in World War II.
He retired from Central Soya in Clinton and after retirement he enjoyed fishing, camping, duck hunting and traveling the country.
He is survived by his wife, Ermie Prince Ferguson of Fulton; two daughters, Loretta (James) Kelly of Union City, and Linda Mai Morris of Fulton; three sons, Richard Dee (Teresa) Ferguson of Fulton, David Neal (Ruthie) Ferguson of Clinton and Paul Thomas (Shelley) Ferguson of Wingo, Ky.; three brothers, Gaylon Ferguson of Memphis, Clifton Ferguson of St. Louis and Allen Ferguson of Georgia; four sisters, Mildred Harrison, Doris Harrison and Helen Campbell, all of Fulton, and Reba Stoker of Memphis; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his first wife and the mother of his children, Sarah Jane Roper Ferguson; his second wife, Nellie O’Neal Estep Ferguson; a son, John Edward Ferguson; his parents, Tee Roy and Ida Mae Allen Ferguson; two brothers, Willard Ferguson and Homer Ferguson; and two sisters, Evelyn Ferguson and Alla Mae Guill.
Online tributes may be left at www.hornbeakfuneralchapel.com.
Published 1.26.18