Imon Lee Ferguson Jr.

Imon Lee Ferguson Jr., of Dallas, Texas was born July 23, 1961, in Stuttgart, Arkansas. Imon was the second child of Marie Paxton Ferguson and the late Imon Lee Ferguson, Sr. He passed on to Eternal Life on Sunday September 22, 2013, surrounded by his loving family and friends at Baylor University Medical Center Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Imon was a 1979 graduate of Stuttgart High School where he excelled in sports and was awarded a football scholarship to the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway, Arkansas. In 1984, Imon received the Bachelor of Science Degree in Recreation from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. His professional career spanned many years and Imon never gave up his determination to return to the workforce. After moving to Dallas, he remained involved in multiple church ministries. Imon was devoted to his family. He is survived by his wife Cynthia Barrientos Ferguson of Dallas, Texas; two sons, Imon Lee Ferguson, III of San Antonio, Texas, and Nathan Barrientos of Dallas, Texas; mother, Marie Paxton Ferguson of Stuttgart, Arkansas; one sister, Alicia Ferguson-Smith of Little Rock, Arkansas; and a host of relatives including nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers and sisters-in-law, and numerous friends. Funeral and burial ceremonies took place in Dallas, Texas on September 28th, 2013. A Memorial Service, "Celebrating the Life of Imon", will be held at 12 noon Saturday, October 5th, 2013, at The First Baptist Church, 606 North Porter Street. Stuttgart, Arkansas.