Linda Carol Ferguson

Published 3:46 am Sunday, September 7, 2014

Linda Carol Ferguson, 70, of Bowling Green, passed away Sept. 2, 2014, in Clarksville, Tenn.

She was born April 6, 1944, in Bowling Green to the late Clifford Anthony Sr. and Charles Marie Johnson Anthony. Linda was also preceded in death by three brothers, Ezra Anthony, Herschell Anthony and William Follis Anthony; a sister, Margaret Anthony; and three grandchildren, Rashad Page, Veron Johnson and Veronica Johnson.

Ms. Ferguson was a 1963 graduate of High Street High School. She was a member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Bowling Green and a member under watch care with Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Clarksville, Tenn. Linda was affectionately known to many as “Granny.”

Funeral service in Clarksville will be at 3 p.m. today at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. David Allen officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. today at Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, 1510 Madison St., in Clarksville.

Funeral service in Bowling Green will be at 2 p.m. Monday at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Earl Jackson officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the hour of service Monday at the church. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Bowling Green.

Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.

Linda is survived by her lifelong companion, Willie C. James of Clarksville; a son, Albert Dewon (Benita) Ferguson of Bowling Green; four daughters, Feleesha Page Johnson of Clarksville, Crystal Page (Kenneth) Gilchrist of Gainesville, Va., Tonya Ferguson (Marino Sr.) Cole of Kaiserslautern, Germany, and Kelly Ferguson of Bowling Green; two brothers, Clifford (Wilma) Anthony Jr. and David (Deborah) Anthony; four sisters, Charles Marie Shelton, Mary Landrum, Cecile (James Spence) Denning and Clara Elizabeth Crabtree; 12 grandchildren, NaKeysha Page McNeill, Deontez Ferguson, Michael Johnson II, Desmond Crowe, Sadario Hardiman Jr., Charles Johnson, Isaiah Johnson, Kendia James, Marino Cole Jr., Ashley Cox, Rachelle Cox and DeCarlo Cox; four great-grandchildren, Tressica McNeill, Richard McNeill Jr., Mary Crowe and Emerie Crowe; and a host of nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 220 Great Circle Road, Suite 134, Nashville, TN 37228; or to the American Heart Association, 1818 Patterson St., Nashville, TN 37203.

Online condolences may be made at www.neal-tarpley.com.