Nellie Elizabeth Boitnott Ferguson

Nellie Elizabeth Boitnott Ferguson, age 89 of Rocky Mount, passed away at her home on Thursday, June 17, 2010, under the care of Hospice after a long illness. Nellie was born January 25, 1921 a daughter of the late Ivan Louis Boitnott and Essie Rebecca Cummings Boitnott. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Russell Thomas Boitnott and Howard Wesley Boitnott. She was a lifelong member of Germantown Brick Church of the Brethren where she was active as long as her health permitted. Nellie is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, Joseph (Jack) Ferguson; her two children, Dr. John Elvin Ferguson and his wife Dr. Kristi Jo Martinson Ferguson of Iowa City, Iowa, their two children, Nathan Joseph Ferguson and Andrew James Ferguson; son, Jerry Lynn Ferguson of Rocky Mount and his wife, Jacklin Ann Wakefield Ferguson and their two children, Jerry Lynn Ferguson, Jr. from San Antonio, TX and Wendy Michelle Ferguson Grider and her husband, John Thomas Grider II of Colorado Springs, CO and their child, John Thomas Grider III. She is also survived by her brother, James Christopher Boitnott of Nashville, TN; and sister-in-law, Jacqueline Feazell Boitnott. Nellie was a beautiful daughter, loving wife and mother, outstanding grandmother, and even better great-grandmother. She will be missed terribly. Special thanks to Wanda Hodges, Liz Taylor and Thelma Preston for their special care of Nellie. Funeral services will be conducted from Germantown Brick Church of the Brethren 11 a.m. Saturday with Pastor Bruce Huffman officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that you give a donation to Germantown Brick Church of the Brethren, 2363 Brick Church Road, Rocky Mount, Virginia 24151. Her family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Flora Funeral & Cremation Service, Rocky Mount.