Charles Ferguson
June 29, 1916 – March 20, 2021
Charles died on March 20 at house on the farm the place he lived most of his life. Charles was born on June 29, 1916 on the household homestead within the Lewis River Valley to James and Edith Ferguson. He was the center of 5 brothers within the household. In 1929 the household moved to the present farm within the Boden.
Charles attended Clover Valley Elementary Faculty. After shifting, he attended and graduated from Woodland Excessive Faculty in 1934. Due to the despair, he attended highschool for one more yr to “enrich”. Charles then attended Decrease Columbia Faculty within the second yr of its existence after which moved to Washington State Faculty (now College), the place he graduated in February 1940. There he met Ellen, his 57-year-old spouse. The younger couple moved to Duvall, the place he labored as a milk tester.
In 1943 the household moved again to Woodland and purchased his father’s dairy farm together with his brother Byron. Byron and Charles efficiently ran the dairy farm for over 70 years till Byron handed away in 2013.
Like his father, who was a district commissioner, he was very lively in group and agricultural organizations. He was a board member of the Mayflower Dairy Cooperative (now Darigold). He was a board member of the Decrease Columbia Faculty Basis, Woodland Faculty District, Woodland Port District. He has additionally served as hearth division chief, Cowlitz County Boundary Overview member, Woodland Chamber of Commerce President, Woodland Presbyterian Church Elder, Lions Membership member, and lots of different dairy teams.
Amazingly, in spite of everything these hours on the farm and the group and dairy group, he had time to fish, looking, boating, touring, rock looking, taking part in playing cards and naturally telling tales and speaking to others. He’d love to speak to you about what is going on on or the great previous days. As a younger man he was fairly adventurous, leaping freight trains and hitchhiking for a number of journeys to New York and Mexico.
Charles leaves behind his daughter Margaret Beck and sons Howard, James, Robert and Doug. He additionally has seven grandchildren. He additionally has two great-grandchildren. He’s additionally survived by his pal Fran Hamilton of Phoenix, Ariz.
Charles preceded in dying his mother and father, spouse Ellen, brothers Wayne, Byron, Albert, Donald, and granddaughter Rosemary.
Companies have been held on March thirtieth and extra info is out there at Woodlandfh.com. Monuments may be made at Woodland Historic Museum PO Field 255 or Woodland Presbyterian Church PO Field 297, Woodland, WA 98674.
Revealed by The Day by day Information on April 13, 2021.
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