Shelby D. Ferguson
Shelby D. Ferguson, 94, of North Belle Vernon Pa., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in his home surrounded by his family.
A son of the late Malcolm and Virginia (Dent) Ferguson, he was born in Belle Vernon, Pa. on November 21, 1923.
A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, he was a member of the First United Methodist Church the Tri-County F. & A. M. Lodge No. 252, the Westmoreland, Indiana and Armstrong counties Funeral Directors Association, the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association, and the National Funeral Directors Association.
He was also a Life Member of North Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department.
After graduating from Penn State University and also the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, he went into the funeral business, first in Monessen in 1948, and then purchased his own funeral home in North Belle Vernon in 1956. He operated there until his retirement in 2001, selling the business to his son, Shelby.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Jean (Schneider) Ferguson; three daughters and two sons-in-law: Lynn and Robert Nattress of Shavertown, Pa., Claire Joseph of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Carol and Gary Davis of Fairfax, Virginia two sons and daughters-in- law: Mark and Natasha Ferguson and Shelby and Susan Ferguson all of Belle Vernon, Pa.; six grandchildren: Heather Suggitt of Houston, Texas, Chris Nattress of Vail, Colorado, Laura Gilchrist and husband Tom of Pleasant Hills, Pa., Adam Ferguson of Belle Vernon, Pa., Karlee Ferguson, who followed in her grandfather’s and father’s footsteps as a licensed funeral director, of Belle Vernon, Pa., and Ethan Davis of Fairfax, Virginia; and three great grandchildren: Skylar Suggitt, Ray Gilchrist and Rosie Gilchrist.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by the mother of his children Ruth (Laird) Ferguson on July 12, 1976; a sister, Jean Melenyzer; and a brother Malcolm Ferguson.
Friends will be received 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2018 in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY, INC., 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon, PA 15012 www.FergusonFuneral HomeAndCrematory.com (724.929.5300) Funeral Services will be held in the funeral home at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2018.
Interment follows in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
Members of F. & A. M. Lodge 252 will meet in the funeral home on Friday at 6:30 p.m. to hold Services followed by members of the North Belle Vernon Volunteer Department at 6:45 p.m. to hold services.