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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.
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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.
October 5, 2012
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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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September 30, 2012
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With love and prayers for Leslie, Larry and little Sean. Donna Mann
September 30, 2012
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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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