Ruby Ferguson
May 17, 1914 ~ June 26, 2009
Ruby M. Ferguson, age 95 of Nashua, died Friday, June 26, 2009, at the Bartels Lutheran Home in Waverly.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hugeback and Chenoweth Funeral Home in Nashua. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call 3-6 Sunday at Hugeback and Chenoweth Funeral Home in Nashua. Visitation continues an hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Ruby Mildred Ferguson was born May 17, 1914, in Nashua, Iowa the daughter of Simon Lee and Mary (Schultz) Hammond. She received her education in Nashua and was a 1931 graduate of the Nashua High School. Ruby received her teaching certificate from the former Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls and received a B.A. Degree from Wartburg College.
In May of 1945, she married Perry Ferguson. He died in April of 1946. She taught in rural schools for 12 years, a year in Plainfield, IA, and was an elementary teacher in Nashua for 24 years. She spent 19 winters in Texas, where she was a member of the Rockport Art Association, the Rockport Womens Club where she served as secretary for the Iowa Delegation. She became a resident of Bartels Lutheran home in 1996. Ruby also held many offices in the teachers association, was a long time member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Isabella Club and a charter member of Jr. Federated She was an active member of the United Methodist Church and Circle.
In her free time, Ruby enjoyed doing oil painting, traveling, collecting antiques and gardening.
Survivors include one daughter, Jean Heady-Spahr of Naples, FL; and two nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband; one brother, Gale Hammond and a sister, Ethel Fritcher; a son-in-law, Robert Spahr.
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One of Wilma’s friends sent the obituary to her last week and we were so sorry to hear of Ruby’s passing. She meant so much to all of our family, from being our neighbor years ago, to being the teacher to Vivian, and of course, being a very good friend over the years. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jean at this time. Her mother was such a special person.
Not entirely sure you would remember me Jean, but i do you and your mom, mostly through my mom and my sister Kay. Im so very sorry for you loss~it is never easy to lose a parent. May guardian angels love, comfort and protect you and your entire family through this difficult time. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Dear Jean, I wanted to send my sympathy to you in the loss of your mom. She was such a great teacher and a nice lady! I enjoyed her visits when I was clerk in the grocery store. Know she is safe with our Heavenly Father! God Bless! Sandy Hicok Miller
Dear Jean, I’m sorry I was not able to extend my sympathy to you in person this evening. I enjoyed the year I spent in your mother’s fourth grade class. She helped to form so many of our young minds. In later years we shared many good conversations when we’d meet on the street. Please accept my sympathy in your loss. Cindy Gersema
So very sorry for your loss. Mrs. Ferguson was my favorite teacher during my K-12 years in the Nashua school system. The fourth grade year was the best year I ever had in school.
My prayers are with the family. Ruby was a great teacher. She was my teacher in elementary and I learned a lot from her. Catharine Van Dorn
Jean: Sorry for your loss. Your mother was one of my best teachers. Her fourth grade for me and others was great fun and great learning. She was a truly great teacher to many.
I did not have Ruby as teacher but my brother, Lin Drake did. I knew her from school and as a fellow teacher with my mother, Ruth Drake. I last saw her when visiting Gen Hanson in the same home in Waverly. She was always happy and enjoyed life! Peggy Drake