Frances Leah Ferguson

Born in Bowling Green, KY, Frances graduated salutatorian from Sacramento (KY) High School and attended Western Kentucky University before marrying her childhood sweetheart, Harold Ferguson, in 1957. Frances worked at the United Methodist Publishing House in Nashville, helping to support Harold through medical school, and she lovingly managed house and family throughout Harold’s deployment to Vietnam.

Known to friends and family as Frances, Fran, Mom, and her most treasured name, Gran, she was recognized for her graciousness, sense of humor, love of music and reading, and boundless empathy. She was a caring and encouraging champion of family, friends, home, and church. She will be remembered for countless gestures of kindness, along with her singular blend of sweetness and understated wit.

Predeceased by parents Sibyl and Marion Cole Swetman, Frances is survived by her husband of 66 years, children Lisa Springman (Tony) and Mark Ferguson (Rebecca Eaton), grandchildren John Austin Archer (Allegra Coggins), Nathan Paul Springman (Emma Baker), and great granddaughter Brielle Coggins. Extended family includes step granddaughters Emily and Rachel Springman.

Frances’s family wishes to thank the staff at Somerfield and Alive Hospice.

The family will gather for a burial service in Frances’s honor at First Presbyterian Church in Nashville.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Alive Hospice, Nashville.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Brentwood-Roesch-PattonFuneralHome.com for the Ferguson family.