Julian Richard Ferguson Obituary (1927 - 2019)

Born Jul 03, 1927, Julian Richard Ferguson attended William Byrd High School in Vinton, VA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Julian Richard Ferguson.

Graduation Year	Class of 1948
Date of Birth	Jul 03, 1927
Date of Passing	Sep 14, 2019
About	Born on July 3, 1927 in Mount Pleasant, Julian attended Roanoke County Schools and graduated from William Byrd High School. Julian was a natural athlete and played football, basketball, and baseball in high school. While at William Byrd Julian met his future wife, Dot, whom he married in 1950. Julian owned his own lighting business, Julian Ferguson & Associates, from which he retired and moved into land development. While there Julian helped build the Falling Creek subdivision, among others. Julian was a passionate, lifelong golfer and an original member of Blue Hills Golf Club. He was also a member of Vinton Baptist Church later in life. Julian is survived by his wife of sixty-nine years, Dot; three daughters, Karen Ferguson Simpson and husband, Pat, Julie Ferguson Huckaby, and Lynne Ferguson Asbury; grandchildren, Rob Simpson and wife, Erin, Ashley Simpson, Will Huckaby and wife, Brittany, Kendall Huckaby, Josh Asbury and wife, Beth, and Jordan Asbury; great-grandchildren, Asher, Charlie, Riley, Finn, Darby, Huck, and Lilly; sister-in-law, Kathy Bond and husband, Mike; nieces, Carolee Lovelace and husband, Charlie, and Pam Donahue and husband, Mike; and many other special nieces and nephews. Friends are invited to come pay their respects at Oakey’s Vinton Chapel on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A funeral service celebrating Julian’s life will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Oakey’s Vinton Chapel with Rev. Travis Russell officiating. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family encourages contributions be may in Julian’s memory to Vinton Baptist Church.