The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, November 12, 1994            TAG: 9411120108
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B04  EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   27 lines

WILLIAM R. FERGUSON

William R. Ferguson, 69, of the 200 block of McLean St., died Nov. 9, 1994.

Mr. Ferguson was born in Portsmouth. He retired from Reliable Stores after 15 years.

Survivors include his wife, Emmie Ferguson; two daughters, Denise Ferguson and Linda DeBerry; a son, Darryl Ferguson; his mother, Lucy Morris; a sister, Joan Brown; two brothers, Thomas Hasting and Goliath Hasting; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; daughter-in-law Teresa Ferguson; son-in-law Herman DeBerry; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Fisher Funeral Home by the Rev. I.S. Waters. Burial will be in Lincoln Cemetery. The family will be at 1437 Wool Ave., Portsmouth, to receive friends.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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