Heidi Ferguson Obituary

Heidi Renee Ferguson was born on October 27, 2011, in Tallahassee.  She passed away August 27, 2012 during surgery to have a brain tumor removed.  This condition had gone undetected due to Heidi's immense strength and easy-going, beautiful personality.  It seemed that she did not want to let on how sick she was.  She was friendly, inquisitive and cheerful.  She loved playing with her brother, musical instruments and singing, books, laughing, hugs and kisses, being outside, taking walks, sucking her thumb, and anything that she could manage to chew on.  In ten short months, she brightened our lives more than we would have ever thought possible. She gave us a lifetime of love and happiness in the brief time that we were given.  Her beautiful smile made everyone around her feel joyful.  Her bright blue eyes could make anyone feel like they were seeing the world for the first time.  She was so very loved and cherished.  She will be desperately missed by her family.  Heidi is survived by her very loving parents Lawrence and Leslie Ferguson and her adoring and caring, 3 year old brother Sean.  She is also survived by her paternal grandparents Larry Ferguson and Jewell Bryant Ferguson and her maternal grandparents Kevin and Judy Songer,  as well as her great grandparents Cecil and Bette Sowell, Bettie Ferguson and Helen Griffin, loving aunts and uncles Merris Pappas, Carolyn Brady, Ida Mae Norris, Gene and Doris Knight, Mark and Joann Bryant, Pam Griffin, Pat and Tracy Griffin, Phil and Janet Hehnlin, John and Patty Sowell, Chuck and Vicki Sowell, Sesha Diette, Brian and Kyndra Freeman, John and Melissa Cummings, LeErin Ferguson, Laura Griffin, Adam Griffin and Marrissa Ryals, Jincy Songer, Ruairi Songer and Denise Dennis, sweet cousins Dylan and Dharma Hadders, Fernando Rogue and Cali Cummings, as well as many other wonderful and loving extended family members and family friends.  She is preceded in death by her maternal grandfather Randy Griffin and by her great grandparents Helen Sowell, Roy Griffin, Lawrence Ferguson, Jr., and Burton and Mable Bryant.  A service to celebrate her life and the joy that she created in her presence will be held at a later date.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to help the family with medical bills and expenses by visiting http://helpthefergusonfamily.bbnow.org/. Bevis Funeral Home, (850)385-2193, www.bevisfh.com, is handling the arrangements.

Published by Lake City Reporter on Sep. 30, 2012.
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To my Sweet Angel,
I miss you...It has been a little over a year since you left us - a whole lifetime of heartache. And I can remember every moment of that day.
I miss you...for the child you would have been, watching you figure out the world.
I miss you...for the wonderful adult you would have grown to be.
I miss you...I only know God needed a special angel with him. So now it is up to you two to help us understand our pain.
Granny Jewell

September 18, 2013

Love and Prayers for you and your family. What a precious baby girl who is missed so much.
Connie Konrad (Tallahassee, Fl.)

June 25, 2013

Precious, precious Heidi. You are missed beyond measure. Your sweet spirit will live in our hearts forever. You were and continue to be a blessing to all. Much, much love to you little Heidi, God's sweet and adorable angel.

Holiday High

June 25, 2013

Heidi was such a special little girl that brought joy to so many. Her smile made everyone around her smile. I think about her often.

Dottie Schaffner

June 23, 2013

Sweet baby girl will always be in my heart. So blessed I was able to walk around Lake Ella with your family and Heidi. Much Love.

Caroline LaRosa

June 23, 2013

Happy Birthday, Heidi Girl. Miss you and love you so much. ...Granny

Jewell Ferguson

October 27, 2012

Love and miss this sweet baby girl. Tears still flow.

judy Songer

October 20, 2012

Blessings from Heidi

I was blessed with her smile
And her sparkling blue eyes.
I was blessed with her laugh
And her close family ties.

She left us too soon;
Ten months of blessings she gave.
I am forever blessed with my memories
Of sweet Heidi Renee.

Love Forever, Aunt Merris

Merris Pappas

October 19, 2012

I will miss Heidi very much. My heart goes out to my brother, Lawrence, and sister-in-law, Leslie, and nephew, Sean. Heidi will always be in our hearts. I wish she was still here. Aunt LeErin

LeErin Ferguson

October 13, 2012

We all miss her so much and my heart aches for Lawrence, Leslie, and Sean. I will always remember her "Heidi-stare." When a person walked into the room, she would stare at them for the longest time. Then her eyes would crinkle up and sparkle. After a few more seconds, she would flash that smile that would light up the room. That person knew he had been blessed.
We don't know why she got cancer. But I do know that Jesus has a very special angel with a beautiful smile in his arms. Looking up into his eyes, she says to Him, "Tell them I am happy, Father. Give them peace. I love them."
I love you, Heidi...Granny

Jewell Ferguson

October 13, 2012

What a beautiful happy girl. I'm so very sorry for this unbearable loss.

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October 4, 2012

Heidi, such a beauty! Her sweetness and joy of spirit are captured in her photographes. May your treasured memories bring you comfort and the love and peace of God Almighty be with you, sustain you, always. Philippians 4:6-7.

Condolences

October 4, 2012

My heart is full of pain for your loss. Remember the joy that she brought to all of you. Also, remember that she is now an angel and is with her great papa Randy.

October 3, 2012

Praying for you and your family. I pray for strength,grace and peace during this very difficult time.

October 2, 2012

Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.

Catherine Filer

October 2, 2012

My thoughts and prayers are with the family of this beautiful child. She is singing with the angels in Heaven!

Elsie Carter

October 1, 2012

My prayers are with you and your family...

Keva

October 1, 2012

She is beautiful! God bless you.

Denise Wiggins

October 1, 2012

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With love and prayers for Leslie, Larry and little Sean. Donna Mann

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Heidi was always a beautiful little angel. We will miss her forever

The freeman family

September 30, 2012

We will always remember the beautiful smile and big eyes.

Cecil and Bette Sowell

September 30, 2012

Analise Martin

September 30, 2012

So,so sorry for this tragic loss of a sweet child.

Shelley harshbarger

September 30, 2012

I will always hold you close in my heart Heidi, your beautiful blue eyes and smiling face that made me want to keep looking at you whenever your sweet Mom brought you around to visit! My prayers ask that this family finds solace for their sorrow. Marlynn Murray and Family.

Marlynn Murray

September 30, 2012

I'm so sorry for your loss. She was a very beautiful little girl.

Heather Coleman

September 30, 2012

Leslie and Larry, I don't have to have met Heidi to see how much she changed the lives of the people in her world. The joy and love she brought to you both, Sean, and the rest of the family for the short time she was here was a precious gift. My heart will always ache when I think of your loss, but will be filled with warmth when I think of that precious girl's smile. All my love to your family, Maria

Maria von Chamier

September 30, 2012

We had her giggles for far too short a time. She will be missed but we will always carry her in our hearts.

Nancy Groover

September 30, 2012

Love and prayers, my heart is aching.

Helen Griffin

September 30, 2012

Leslie and Larry, I am so grateful to have met beautiful Heidi, and see her amazing spirit first-hand. I will always remember her with a big smile and the prettiest blue eyes I have ever seen.

I give you this one thought to keep -
I am with you still - I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift, uplifting rush
of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not think of me as gone -
I am with you still - in each new dawn

Martha Lowe

September 30, 2012

Sweet Baby, Heidi

Kevin Songer

September 30, 2012

Larry and Jewell, Lawrence and Leslie, and all members of the family and extended family -

So very sorry to see this this morning. I hope that you will continue to find joy in the light that she brought into your lives. Much love to you all.

Karl Plenge

September 30, 2012

There are no words to express how sorry we are that Heidi is no longer with you on this Earth. Her beautiful spirit will forever be remembered. Please know, so many of us love and pray for you everyday. May God's peace surround you today and always. With love, Maura Wheeler and Family

Maura Wheeler

September 30, 2012

Love this sweet girl always. She stills lives in my heart. I think of her every morning when I wake and every night when I sleep. Nana loves you Heidi.

Judy Songer

September 30, 2012

That is as beautiful as she was. Those blue eyes and sweet smile made my day each time I saw her. My continued prayers are with you each day!

Heather Riblett

September 30, 2012

My prayers and thoughts are with you and yours. Such a sweet spirit!

Lauren Matthews

September 30, 2012

Sweet beautiful Heidi not a day has passed that I have not thought of you and your family. I never knew it was possible to miss someone so much. I wish I had been able to spend more time getting to know in the short time you were with us.
Love always, Aunt Laura

Laura Griffin

September 30, 2012

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