Mrs. Nell Olean Kennedy Ferguson, 87, of Concord, NC passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Five Oaks Nursing Center. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1:30 -2:30 PM at Wilkinson Funeral Home and the funeral service following at 2:30 in the funeral home chapel with Rev Buck Canup and Rev. Ralph Hager officiating. Burial will be at West Concord Cemetery.
Nell was born December 6, 1929 in Cabarrus County to the late Zeb and Mary Polk Kennedy. She was preceded in death by her husband Lowell M. Ferguson Sr; son, Lowell M. “Junior” Ferguson; two sisters, Ruth K. Furr and Helen K. Tassey.
Nell is survived by her daughter Vickie F. Kee and husband Walter of Mt. Pleasant; daughter-in-law, Vicki S. Ferguson of Mt. Pleasant; sister, Jean K. Simpson; and brother, Eddie Kennedy both of Concord; three grandchildren, Tammy Kee, Chris and Ray Ferguson; and four great-grandchildren, Mary Margaret, Kirsten, Katelynn and Mason.
Mrs. Ferguson was a member of Highland Baptist , she taught Sunday School for over 40 years. She was the owner of Ferguson’s Beauty Shop for 42 years. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.
Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Association-Western Chapter, 4600 Park Road, Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28209.
On-Line condolences may be left at www.wilkinsonfuneralhome.com
Wilkinson Funeral Home is handling the arrangements for the Ferguson family