Nolan Ferguson

1931 - 2022  (91 years)

• Name	Nolan Ferguson  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	20 Sep 1931	Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Nov 2022	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Burial	2 Dec 2022	Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	Per "Book Three A Pictorial History of Sabine County, Texas" by Robert Cecil McDaniel, Texian Press (Waco), 1998: Nolan Ferguson was among the soldier returning to the Seattle Port of Embarkation in September, 1954 on the troopship USAT General Meigs from Korea and Japan. 50th anniversary of End of Korean War Celebrated The Sabine County Reporter, July 30, 2003, page 6 (with photos) Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. A cease fire was called for 10 p.m. at July 27, 1953. Local resident Nolan Ferguson remembers that day well. Ferguson was a corporal in the United States Army where he served as a cannoneer and truck driver during the war. He served with Service Battery, 12th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. Speaking of the cease fire, Ferguson said, "It was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop." Ferguson was discharged as a sergeant on Sept. 16, 1954. During his service he received the Korean Service Medal with one Bronze Star, a UN Service Medal, a National Defense Service Medal and a ROK Pres Unit Citiation. Ferguson is married to Frances (STRICKLAND). The couple has been married for 47 years. They have two children who are both math teachers: Tommy FERGUSON and his wife Jennifer of Silsbee, and Wendi MOODY and her husband Chris of Corsicana. The January 8, 2008 issue of the Sabine County Reporter noted that Nolan Ferguson had been presented with a service award from his employer, Chance Construction Co. of Hemphill. Obituary Nolan Ferguson, 91, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Monday, November 28, 2022 at his residence. Nolan was born September 20, 1931 in Sabinetown, Texas as the oldest of four children to William Augustus Ferguson and Ollie Burleson Ferguson. He was a lifetime resident of Sabine County, a place he dearly loved, and a graduate of Hemphill High School. He served his country as a United States Army Sergeant in the Korean War and later worked as a engineering technician for the U. S Forest Service for many years before retiring. His true calling was that of a farmer and rancher. He raised horses and cattle for many years and served as a 4-H Leader for the youth of Sabine County. He judged many horse shows in his life and competed in rodeos as a calf-roper. He also liked to deer hunt back when you could run dogs. He was a well-loved member of his community and a loving husband to his wife, Frances, for 63 years before her death in 2019. He was a great father and grandfather who loved his family and his Blue Bell Ice Cream. He made his profession of faith and was baptized in his early 60's. He became a member of First Baptist Church in Hemphill as well as a member of Littleton-Fowler Masonic Lodge 305 and a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Nolan is survived by his son Tommy Ferguson and wife, Jennifer, of Silsbee; daughter, Wendi Moody and husband, Christopher, of Sour Lake; and five grandchildren, Whitney, Walter, Trinity, Audrey and William. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 2, 2022 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas with Dr. Christopher Moody and Dillon Ray Ferguson officiating. Visitation will be held prior to service from 12:00 p.m. until service time. Burial will follow services in Harpers Chapel Cemetery with Walter Ferguson, William Ferguson, Jared Ferguson, Steven Ferguson, Bruce Ferguson and David Logan serving as pallbearers. Military Honors will be provided by the Sabine County Honor Guard. Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com. Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, December 7, 2022, page 4
  Person ID	I717	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	William "Bill" Augustus Ferguson,   b. 2 Jan 1888, Sabine County, Texas d. 10 Mar 1979 (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Ollie Ethel Burleson,   b. 26 Apr 1908, Sabine Parish, Louisiana d. 7 Nov 1992 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	6 Dec 1930	Sabine Parish, Louisiana   [5]
  Family ID	F543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances June Strickland,   b. 15 Jun 1936, Sabine County, Texas d. 24 Aug 2019, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	22 Jun 1956  [1, 6]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Sep 1931 - Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas Death - 28 Nov 2022 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Burial - 2 Dec 2022 - Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 41 (Reliability: 3). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), March 13, 2013, Page 12, obituary of Dillon Ferguson (Reliability: 3). [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Census Place: , Sabine, Texas; Roll: T627_4132; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 202-2. (Reliability: 3). [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.). [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), August 12, 2019, Page 7 (Reliability: 3).