Andrew D. Ferguson Jr.
Andrew D. Ferguson Jr., 78, of Uniontown, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018, in his home, surrounded by loving family.
He was born January 27, 1940, a son of A. D. Ferguson Sr. and Lillian Nixon Ferguson.
Deceased, in addition to his parents, are his loving wife of 50 years, Saundra Overly Ferguson, and three sisters, Joanne Ferguson Work, Virginia Ferguson Henderson and Sara Ferguson Bryson.
A.D. graduated from Uniontown High School with the class of 1958 and attended Grove City College. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and then followed in his father’s footsteps by receiving a degree in mortuary science from Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science.
A.D. continued operating Andrew D. Ferguson Funeral Home in Uniontown for 56 years, and 30 of those years were with his son Andy.
A.D. was a lifelong member of Asbury United Methodist Church, where he served as a past Sunday school teacher, past president of United Methodist Men, former trustee for the church and as a member of the church dart ball and softball teams.
He was also involved in Laurel Lodge 651, F&AM, Uniontown Lodge of Perfection, Pittsburgh Consistory and Uniontown Rotary Club, where he received a Paul Harris Fellowship Award. He was a past member of Fayette County Easter Seals Society, receiving the Brace for an Ace Award. He received the Uniontown Father of the Year Award in 1976, and was a past board member of Uniontown Salvation Army Board and past president of Greater Uniontown Funeral Directors Association and Uniontown Savings and Loan board of directors.
A.D. enjoyed working on cars with his son Jeff, listening to his son Mark play music, cooking with his son Ronnie and playing with his grandchildren. Family was first and foremost in A.D.’s life.
Left to cherish A.D.’s memory are his four sons and their families, Andrew D. Ferguson III of Uniontown and his children, Linzy N. Jeffries and husband Frank of Mapletown and Lillian E. Ferguson and Andrew D. Ferguson IV, both of Uniontown; James Ronald Ferguson and his daughter, Brianna N. Ferguson, both of Uniontown; Jeffrey H. Ferguson and wife Lori and their daughters, Leah and Lindy Ferguson, all of Uniontown; and Mark D. Ferguson and wife Courtney and their children, Isabel and Elijah, all of Verona, Ore.; three great-grandchildren, Owen and Jozie Jeffries and Katelyn Myers; a brother-in-law, James D. Bryson of Hopwood; and many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.
Arrangements are entrusted to Andrew D. Ferguson Funeral Home & Crematories Inc., 80 Morgantown Street, Uniontown, where family and friends will be received from noon to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Visitation will continue in the funeral home from 10 to 11 a.m., the time of a service celebrating A.D.’s life, Tuesday, July 17, with Pastor Donald Henderson officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Uniontown.
The family suggests donations be made to Asbury United Methodist Church, 20 Dunbar Street, Uniontown, PA 15401.
A.D.’s loving caregivers and Fayette Home Care and Hospice provided him with great care.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at adferguson.com, or on the funeral home Facebook page.