Bland Ferguson, 94, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2003 at the Independence Health Care Center. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with an Inurnment at 2:30 p.m. at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Bland was born on April 13, 1909 in Clarksburg, MO to Andrew and Lily Wilson. She was preceded in death by her husband of 75 years, William Ferguson; and granddaughter, Terri L. Lawson. She is survived by her two daughters, Shirley J. Case and Billie L. Ferguson; one sister, Jessie W. Hamilton; one grandson, Lance K. Case; and one great-grandson, Sean T. Lawson.