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rs. Alice Lee Ferguson, 82, of Kenova, W.Va. went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Cabell-Huntington Hospital. Funeral service will be conducted at 6:00 P.M on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at the First Baptist Church of Kenova, with Pastor Steve Willis officiating. Private interment will take place in Woodmere Memorial Park.
A proud West Virginia native, Alice Lee was born August 24, 1937 in Fairmont, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Senator Maurice Glenn Taylor and Leila Robey Taylor. At a young age, her family moved to Matewan, WV, where she grew up and attended school. She later attended high school at Stuart Hall School in Staunton, VA, and graduated from West Virginia University.
In 1959, she married Dan Ferguson, her loving husband for over sixty years. They settled in Kenova, WV, where she taught high school for several years, and Dan opened and managed “Dan Ferguson Music,” worked as First Baptist Church’s Music Minister and New Generation Choir Director, and was also an entrepreneur.
Alice Lee raised their three daughters and played vital roles in Dan’s music ministry and entrepreneurism. As a member of First Baptist Church for over sixty years, she served and loved the church body and community alongside Dan. As a longtime volunteer at the church’s Wednesday Night Dinner or in her home on a Sunday after church, she was always feeding and caring for others through her gift of cooking and hospitality.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Malinda “Linda” Taylor Walter. Her memory will be cherished dearly by her surviving family members – husband, Daniel Ferguson; daughter Lee Anne Gillispie and husband Kevin, daughter Mary Glenn Rice, and daughter Malinda Johnson and husband Tom; granddaughters Lee Stonestreet and husband Andrew, Taylor Hiestand, Haidyn Johnson, beloved grandson Cooper Johnson, and great-grandson Beckett Stonestreet. She is also survived by a brother Maurice Glenn Taylor Jr. and his wife Carol, brother-in-law Bill Walter, nieces, nephews, and friends.
Visitation will be Thursday, December 5, 2019 from 4-6:00 P.M. at the First Baptist Church of Kenova. Rollins Funeral Home in Kenova is assisting the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Kenova (1120 Poplar Street, Kenova, WV 25530) or M.D. Anderson Children’s Art Project (6900 Fannin Street Suite 1.1000, Houston, TX 77030).
Online condolences may be expressed at www.rollinsfh.com.
So very sorry for your loss. Please know that you are in our prayers. Mom and Dad always thought so much of you and Alice Lee
So sorry for your loss. Alice Lee was a lovely lady. She will surely be missed. Will keep the family in my thoughts and prayers.
Some people leave behind a hole in hearts of those who loved them. Some leave a huge, gaping chasm that was once filled with their strength, love, support, and wisdom. This was Alice Lee . Such a strong Christian woman, wife, mother and great/grandmother leaves behind a legacy in her children and we know her presence will be missed by her family, friends and all who knew her.
I’m so sorry for your loss. She was a wonderful lady! Sincerely Terry Clay Turner
Dear family I am so very sorry for your loss. What a beautiful life and legacy Alice Lee left. Her dedication to her family in evident in the lives of her children. I pray for your comfort and strength in this time of sorrow. My love to all of you.
I’m at a loss for words to describe this loss for not only the family but our church and community. :… ( I have to share my most recent memory of Alice Lee and Dan….just a few months ago when my husband had some very serious surgery and came home from the hospital…here comes Dan and Alice Lee to my front door delivering food!!! and a kind word. Alice Lee will be truly missed by many. My thoughts and prayers to this whole lovely family. May God Bless you all.