Colin Richard William Ferguson Obituary

It is with heavy hearts we announce that Colin passed away on Sunday, October 18th, 2020 at the age of 86. Dearly loved husband of Joyce (Kibbler) Ferguson. Loved and respected father of Jeffrey Ferguson (Mary) and their children Jillian and Josie (Keaton), Joanne Ferguson and John Ferguson (Lisa) and their children Ashley (Kyle), Emily and Hillary. Grandpa loved “his girls” dearly and always had a big smile on his face when surrounded by his amazing granddaughters. Dearly loved brother of Margaret (Ferguson) Patterson (late Ivan) and Roderick Ferguson (Margaret). He was predeceased by his brother and sister-in-law, Allan Kibbler (2016) and Bernice Kibbler (2018). He will be sadly missed by a number of nieces, nephews and dear friends. Colin was born in London, Ontario on October 28th, 1933, son of the late Donald A. Ferguson and Vera (Lewis) Ferguson. He lived and farmed all his life in RR#6 St. Thomas. He loved his profession and always was thinking about preserving the land for future generations. Colin was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church, the Belmont Masonic Lodge #190 A.F. & A.M. GRC, the Mocha Temple Shrine and the Royal Order of Jesters. He served on many boards over the years such as the Ontario Corn Council, the Ontario Bean Growers, the St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital Foundation and the Knox Presbyterian Church Board. Colin was a recognized member of the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. As a family, we feel very blessed to have had Dr. Lou Balsdon, Dr. Jeffrey Balsdon and Dr. Derek Vaughan take such great care of Colin. As well, we cannot thank the doctors, nurses and staff at Elgin Manor enough for the compassionate care they provided.

A private family service will be held at Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin Street, St. Thomas on Friday, October 23rd, 2020. Private interment to take place in Christ Church Cemetery, Glanworth.

Friends and family of Colin and the Ferguson Family are invited to pay their respects with a COVID friendly drive by visitation on Sunday, October 25th, 2020 at the Ferguson Family Farm, 43850 Ferguson Line, RR#6 St. Thomas from 12:00-4:00pm. We ask that all guests attending remain in their vehicles at all times. To avoid large lines, the family is requesting that guests with a surname starting with A-G consider arriving between 12-1pm, those with surnames H-N arrive between 1-2pm, those with surnames O-T arrive between 2-3pm, and Q-Z arrive between 3-4pm. If unable to attend in those times, please come anyway. A public celebration of Colin’s life will be announced at a later date. If desired, donations may be made to Knox Presbyterian Church, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation, Shriner’s Children’s Hospital or the Elgin Manor Recreation Fund in Colin’s memory.

“We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when, but I know we’ll meet again some sunny day.”