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Elizabeth Lillian “Bess” Storm Ferguson

Birth	:	8 Jul 1897 Nevada, Story County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	23 May 1997 Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Iowa State University Cemetery, Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0306000, -93.6539000
Description	:	Elizabeth "Bess" Storm Ferguson received her B.S. (1921) in home economics and journalism from Iowa State College (University). As a student at Iowa State, Bess studied journalism, English, sociology, and psychology. She was an active member of several student publications, including the I.S.C. Student and the Iowa Agriculturist, and also founded and was the first editor of the Iowa Homemaker, a special interest magazine dedicated to home economics majors. During her career, Bess achieved a wide variety of accomplishments. She edited journals such as The Journal of Nursery Education and the National Association of Foreign Student Affairs newsletter; she coauthored... Read More	Elizabeth "Bess" Storm Ferguson received her B.S. (1921) in home economics and journalism from Iowa State College (University). As a student at Iowa State, Bess studied journalism, English, sociology, and psychology. She was an active member of several student publications, including the I.S.C. Student and the Iowa Agriculturist, and also founded and was the first editor of the Iowa Homemaker, a special interest magazine dedicated to home economics majors. During her career, Bess achieved a wide variety of accomplishments. She edited journals such as The Journal of Nursery Education and the National Association of Foreign Student Affairs newsletter; she coauthored several books including Charles Atherton Cumming, Iowa's Pioneer Artist-Educator and A Century of Home Economics at Iowa State University; and she was an Instructor (1969-1971) in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Iowa State. Bess was a regular guest on WOI AM-FM radio during Martha Duncan's "Homemaker's Half-Hour" and also appeared on the WOI-TV program "Sixty-Plus." She was very involved with the Octagon Center for the Arts (Ames, Iowa) and wrote her own book, A Careful Writer. She received the first Iowa Woman of Achievement Award from Iowa Press Women, Inc. and was the recipient of the Professional Achievement Award in Home Economics from Iowa State and the Alumni Merit Award (1971) from the ISU Alumni Association. In addition, Bess was also very interested in growing and cooking with herbs. She was a member of several herb societies including the Herb Society of America and she wrote several pieces dealing with cooking and the use and production of herbs. She was survived by two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, three brothers and two sisters.

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Elizabeth Lillian “Bess” Storm Ferguson's memorial is located at: Iowa State University Cemetery, Ames, Story County, USA.
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Elizabeth Lillian “Bess” Storm Ferguson death on 23 May 1997 in Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.0306000
Longitude: -93.6539000

Family Members:

Parent

Jeremiah Velasco “Jud” Storm

(1857 - 1913)

Anna Frances Lyons Storm

(1860 - 1931)

Spouse

Fred Elmo Ferguson

(1898 - 1953)

Siblings

Van M. Storm

(1888 - 1942)

Rose Eileen Storm Summers

(1901 - 1986)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Iowa State University Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0306000, -93.6539000

2. Collegiate Presbyterian Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0248290, -93.6547490

3. Collegiate United Methodist Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0226200, -93.6522400

4. Saint Johns Episcopal Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0224100, -93.6481040

5. Saint Andrews Lutheran Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0241830, -93.6636190

6. Saint Thomas Aquinas Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0224370, -93.6450840

7. Ontario Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0286217, -93.6781387

8. First Christian Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0270500, -93.6174100

9. Ames Municipal Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0301208, -93.6061249

10. Story Memorial Gardens
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9933014, -93.6112976

11. Bloomington Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0466573, -93.5852182

12. Olive Branch Cemetery
Boone County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0080986, -93.7369003

13. McMichael Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0852203, -93.5915833

14. Arrasmith Cemetery
Franklin Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0855600, -93.5913900

15. Kelley Community Cemetery
Kelley, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9496000, -93.6582000

16. Gilbert Cemetery
Gilbert, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1135063, -93.6402512

17. Bethany Cemetery
Kelley, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9366989, -93.6594009

18. Walnut Grove Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9468994, -93.5903015

19. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1063740, -93.5614370

20. Born Cemetery
Franklin Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1222277, -93.5905220

21. South Saint Petri Cemetery
Gilbert, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1369019, -93.6331024

22. Baldus Cemetery
Lafayette Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1369000, -93.6067000

23. Lincoln Cemetery
Cambridge, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9235992, -93.6097031

24. Clark Cemetery
Luther, Boone County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9623146, -93.7752838