The Virginian-Pilot
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              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, October 12, 1996            TAG: 9610120234
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   15 lines

SAMUEL W. FERGUSON JR.

Samuel William Ferguson Jr., 98, of the 2400 block of Virginia Beach Blvd., died Oct. 3, 1996, in a local nursing home.

Mr. Ferguson was a member and deacon of New Hope Baptist Church.

He is survived by his daughter, Mildred Alexander of Ohio; two grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

Services and burial will be private in Ohio. Kellum Funeral Home, Bonney Road Chapel, is handling arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB