NAEGLE, Anona: Died 1968

NAEGLE, FERGUSON, WALKER, ANDERSON

Posted By: Volunteer: Sherri
Date: 6/8/2017 at 10:01:34

ELWIN FERGUSON KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
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Former Van Buren Co. Residents

Elwin Ferguson and family, former residents of Van Buren County, were in an auto accident shortly after Christmas, in which Mr. Ferguson and his mother were killed and his children injured seriously. Another woman was killed in the accident. The Fergusons lived northwest of Bonaparte several years ago and later lived in the Keosauqua area. The Fergusons were some of the group of Mormans who came here from the western states, and some have returned to that area.

The dead are Elwin Ferguson, 46, and Anona Naegle, 63, his mother, both of 2044 W. 1st St., Mesa, Ariz., and Mrs. Cecilia Anderson, Chandler, Ariz.

His children, Nathan Ferguson, 15; Richard Ferguson, 11, and Parla Ferguson, 25, were all in critical condition, but have since improved and are recovering.

The accident took place, sheriff's deputies said, when a car driven by Mrs. Anderson, westbound on Guadalupe Rd., ran a stop sign and collided with the Fergusons' pickup truck, which plunged into the Western Canal. Officers said it appeared that Ferguson and Mrs. Naegle's deaths were possibly the result of drowning.

Joint services for Mrs. Naegle and Mr. Ferguson were held in the Mesa 14th Ward of the LDS Church, 1054 W 2nd Place, Mesa.

Mr. Feguson operated heavy equipment for the Salt River Project.

Mr. Ferguson's survivors include his wife, Susan T.; father, Teddie J. Ferguson, Central, Ariz.; three sons, Victor T., Nathan P. and Richard E., all of Mesa; two daughters, Mrs. Nelona Walker of Geeley, Colo and Parla Ferguson of Salt Lake City, Utah; one brother, one sister and a grandchild.

**Handwritten: Rec-Rep. 13 Feb. 1969

Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Obituary Book J, Page 26, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA