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Gloria Jeannine Vance Ferguson
1 Sep 1935 – 14 Nov 1999
| Birth | 1 Sep 1935 |
| Death | 14 Nov 1999 |
| Cemetery | McGahan Cemetery Nikiski , Kenai Peninsula Borough , Alaska , USA |
| Added by | Annie Peek on 05 Jul 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48310327 |
Bio
Anchorage Daily News November 18, 1999 Longtime Nikiski resident Gloria J. Ferguson, 64, died Nov. 14, 1999, with family at her side at her home in Nikiski. A funeral was held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kenai. Officiating was the Rev. Brad Cason. Visitation was at Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai. Interment was at the McGahan Cemetery in Nikiski. Following the interment, a gathering was held at the LDS Church. A celebration of her life was also held at the Eagles Lodge for family and friends. Mrs. Ferguson was born Sept. 1, 1935, in La Jara, Colo., to Bert and Mildred Vance. She lived in Colorado for most of her young adult life. She loved to sing and dance. She led the choir and was dance instructor for the LDS church. On Aug. 11, 1961, she moved to Alaska with her husband, Raymond Williams, and three daughters. They homesteaded in North Kenai on Holt Road. Her family wrote: ''She was a true pioneer in every sense of the word. She loved to raise animals and share this love with school children. She was known for taking all kinds of animals to school or having a field trip to her house. ''Mom was very much a people person. She could always be seen at Big John's sharing a conversation and a smile with everyone she met. Everything she did was with a zest for life.'' Mrs. Ferguson was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Raymond J. Williams; sister, Cherie Mortenson; and son, Steven Williams. She is survived by her husband of 27 years, Edward Ferguson of Nikiski; daughters and sons-in-laws, Laurie and Kelly Bookey, Denise and Bill Anderson, Marlene and Dave Wise, all of Kenai, and Susan and Mark Passe of Sumas, Wash.; sons and daughters-in-law, Mark and Sara Williams of Bellingham, Wash., and Kevin and Debbie Williams of Spokane, Wash.; brothers and sister-in-law, Gary Vance of Seward, and Brett and Betty Vance of Federal Way, Wash.; 22 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
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Family
Parents
Spouse
- Raymond Joe Williams 1930–1970
- Edward Adelbert "Ol' Roughneck" Ferguson 1934–2020 FaG
- Billy Ray Venable Sr 1934–2010 FaG
Siblings
- Cherie Owenna Vance Marcum 1937–1999 FaG
- Gary Wayne "Pepper" Vance 1941–2001 FaG
- Daniel Brett Vance 1943–2003 FaG
Children
- Laurie Gae Venable Bookey 1954–2019 FaG
- Susan Annette Venable Passe 1957–2013 FaG
- Steven Ray Williams 1961–1999
- Mark Owen Williams 1963–2020 FaG
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