It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Otis Osborn Ferguson who passed peacefully in his sleep Friday March 1, 2024, at the age of 86. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Good Hope Baptist Church in Anacoco, led by Tinker Hillman. Burial followed in the Beech Grove Cemetery directed by Jeane Funeral Service.
Otis was the proud son of Otis (O.T.) and Gladys Harvey Ferguson, having been born on October 3, 1937, in Houston, Texas. His young years were spent in numerous places in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi as O.T. worked in the oil field. In 1950, the family moved to Anacoco. Otis graduated from AHS in 1955 and became an LSU Tiger, graduating as a petroleum engineer. Uncle Sam was waiting, so Otis proudly joined the Army. He was a patriot through and through. Following his military service, he began a career in the petroleum business. When he retired, he went back to college and became a surveyor and worked for many years in the Dallas area for Roome, retiring to a quiet life in Anacoco. Throughout his life he was a kind and gentle lover of children. He volunteered in and supported several organizations that serviced children. Otis was a lifelong learner. He was extremely curious and well-read, having books, charts, DVDs and maps second only to the parish library. He studied and researched endlessly, often staying up all night. He especially studied history and the Bible.
He is predeceased by his parents and two sons,James Andrew Ferguson and Patrick Scott Ferguson. Those left to cherish and honor his memory are one son, Eric Owen Ferguson (Myra); two grandchildren, Eric Owen Ferguson and Ella Grace Ferguson, all of Springfield Missouri; three sisters, Sarah Goins of Leesville, Patricia Gallien of Natchitoches, and Janene Davis (Rod) of Norman Oklahoma, as well as numerous beloved nieces and nephews.
Serving as pallbearers were Eric Ferguson, Owen Ferguson, Delman Haymon, JD Haymon, Frankie Smart, and Roger Hillman. Honorary pallbearers were Charles Smart, Rod Davis, Deigo Quesada, Steven Jeane, Jeff Goins, Noah Wann, and Tucker Wann.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.