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John C. "Jack" Ferguson, 82, of Greenville died Thursday, February 11, 2010, following a nine month battle with cancer. A rosary is scheduled at 10:30 AM, Monday at St. William's Catholic Church, followed by a funeral mass at 11:00 AM, under direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home,with Father Paul Weinberger officiating.
Mr. Ferguson was born August 19, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois to John James Ferguson and Helen Francesca Clark Ferguson. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1953 with a B.S. degree and from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1962 with a doctor of jurisprudence degree where he was amember of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity.
He served in the U. S. Navy, retiring from the Navy Reserve with the rank of lieutenant commander. He maintained his membership in American Legion Post No. 407 in Chicago, a post which his father had helped organize following World War I.
On August 9, 1952, he married Carol Anderson in Sioux City, Iowa. He was a contracts administrator in the defense industry, retiring from Lockheed-Martin in 1993. He was a member of St. William's Catholic Church in Greenville and was a charter member of Greenville Knights of Columbus Council No. 7438.
He was a member of the board of directors of both the Greenville Entertainment Series and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Series in Greenville. Mr Ferguson enjoyed ballroom dancing, tinkering with automobiles, and he was an enthusiastic Chicago Cubs fan. He was also a runner, totaling nearly 30,000 miles before health problems forced his to quit. He was an avid reader and fan of mystery fiction. He loved animals and was a dog owner all his life.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Ferguson of Greenville; five children, Patrick Ferguson and wife, Madge of Blairsville, Georgia, Kevin Ferguson of Garland, Daniel Ferguson of Greenville, Brian Ferguson of Chicago and Katherine Ferguson of Greenville; a brother, Thomas McHugh Ferguson of Oak Brook, Illinois; one grandson, Max Sussman of Blairsville, Georgia; and six nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Knights of Columbus Scholarship Fund, P. O. Box 9198, Greenville, Texas 75404.