Leah Evelyn Ferguson
Date de décès : 1er novembre 2008
76, Sydney With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our mother, Leah (Carson) Ferguson, formerly of Terrace Street, on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, at the Miner's Memorial Manor surrounded by her loving family. Leah was born in 1932, she was the tenth child of the late Joseph and Annie (MacDonald) Carson. She went to school in Sydney and graduated from Sydney Academy in 1950. She took a teaching job at Rocky Boston School for a year then she started working at the income tax until her marriage in 1960 to the late James 'Bart' Ferguson. She then had five children and was a stay at home Mom for over a decade, when she returned to work she worked the switchboard of Sydney City Hospital and then the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, until her retirement in 1997, where her quiet nature and smile made her many friends. In 2000 she was diagnosed with Alzheimers and stayed at home until March 2005 when she became a resident of Richmond Villa, St. Peter's and in August 2005 moved to Miner's Memorial Manor, Sydney Mines. The care she received from both of these homes was incredible. As a resident she always had a smile for everybody and won the hearts of many. Leah is survived by her four children, Carson (Charlene) Ferguson, Kelly (Cecil Burke), Korena (Brad) MacDonald, Bonnie (Daniel) Wolodka; daughter-in-law, Heather Ferguson; one sister, Korena (William) Hooper. She is also survived by her 14 precious grandchildren, Lynn Ann, Tyler, Carrie Ann, Terry, Amanda, Leah Michelle, Leanne, Kent, Jacob, Mitchell, Lauren, Ellenna, Jessica and Jamey. Besides her parents, Leah was predeceased by her husband, James 'Bart', son, Jimmie, sisters, Rhoda, Rosie, Phyllis, Ann May, Kathleen and brothers, Jackie, Carmen, Willie, Henry and Bobbie. Visitation will take place Tuesday, Nov. 4 at the S.W. Chant & Son Funeral Home, 564 Alexandra St., Sydney from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 at Bethel Presbyterian Church, Sydney, with Rev. Bob Lyle officiating. Reception to follow at the S.W. Chant Funeral Home reception area. Interment to take place in Forest Haven Memorial Gardens at a later date. "A golden heart stopped beating, two smiling eyes at rest, God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best." Online condolences may be sent to our webpage at www.chantfuneralhome.com.
