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Note: When blessed: Jun 1922 by Eli Kelsey Ferguson Baptised 13 Apr 1930 in Spanish Fork 3rd Ward, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah by Dean F Jensen (brother, Gordon's brother-in-law) Confirmed 13 Apr 1930 by Eli Kelsey Ferguson Married to Andy Carlson McEuen 13 May 1942 at Forest Lawn, Los Angeles, California, by Bishop Anderson-Maywood Worked in both ward and Santa Barbara stake as MIA (young womens) executive for 13 years (1968) Attended Thurber Elementary School - 1 thru 3rd grade Reese Elementary School - 4th grade - Spanish Fork Central School - 5th & 6th grades - Spanish Fork Spanish Fork Jr High - 7th thru 8th and most part of 9th Salt Lake (High School) until moved to Safford, Arizona Safford High School - got out 1/2 year early - Arizona Gila Jr College - 1 1/2 years - Thatcher, Arizona University of Utah - almost 1 year (war broke out) got married in May 1942 (World War 2 started Dec '41) Worked during X-mas holiday at Bullock's downtown then went to work for Douglas Aircraft in payroll El Segundo. Followed Andy in service to Texas, Indiana where I worked for Republic Aviation (again in the office) Procedures Department. Came to folks in Oakland to live when Andy went overseas to Germany. Worked in Mold Loft offices for Bethlehem - steel in Alameda, California. Also worked for Army Quartermaster in Oakland - civil service. After war we moved to Los Angeles, California, where Andy went to U.S.C. (University Southern California). I worked in offices at Maywood Glass until a few months before Linda was born (1946). Stayed at home 20 years to raise family - really enjoyed work around house - especially loved to sew. Made most of Linda's clothes up until she married. Made robes and pajamas etc for Scott, as well as own clothes. We moved to Oxnard in fall of 1949 - no apartments to rent - so lived in motel until a duplex was finished a 530 B South G Street (close to Andy's 1stteaching job at Oxnard High School) We lived there for 5 years - and on 4 July 1954 we bought our home at 544 E Olive where we raised our family. Converted our garage to a family room about 1960, and Linda had many dates out there. We all really lived in the new, comfortable room with fireplace. Lots of children in our new neighborhood that became lifelong friends of our children. Both children completed high school ot our home on Olive Street. I worked faithfully in church from about 1954 on. Losing both parents so close together made me realize the importance of the gospel in our daily living. Came back to full activity. I first taught 4 yr olds in Sunday School, then I was work counselor and directer in our Relif Society. We had a huge Bazaar (this before ward was divided into 3 wards) About 1956 I was called to word in Mutual and there I stayed at many different callings - president, age group counselor, activities counselor, both ward and stake - and now (1968) Girls Program (attendance) See, (3 years) there have been 100's of events, dances, and parties that I have decorated (mostly) for - and Andy has always been a BIG help. We have gotten so we can give a party for 100 at ward or stake with less effort than I can fix dinner for 8 at home. We've hauled tons of equipment back and forth to make these Bar-B-Ques, swim parties, etc., successful. In 1962 we took a 6 week automobile trip of the United States and Canada. We went over 11,000 miles in our Murcury station wagon without evena flat tre. Knew our Heavenly Father watched closely over us. Linda was 16 and Scott was 12. We mapped and calculated every stop before we left, and planned to see as many colleges, churches, and famous historical spots as possible. Went to Seattle Worlds Fair on was home. It was a thrill to at last see the Hill Cumorah, New York City, Niagara Falls, Jamestown, the White House, and Washington D.C, etc. Note: 38 years later - I'll finally resume writing some of my personal and our family history. -- Helen Ferguson McEuen.
Retired School Librarian.
Obituatry from "Ventura County Star" 20 Jun 2007 Helen Ferguson McEuen 1922 - 2007 Helen Ferguson McEuen passed away June 15, 2007, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, in Oxnard. Helen was born in Spanish Fork, Utah, Feb. 27, 1922. She was the fourth of five children of Eli Kelsey and Mary Helen Creer Ferguson. Her parents and three brothers, Reed, Gordon and Kay, preceded her in death. She is survived by her sister, Jean Ferguson of Davis, Calif. Helen's family of Fergusons and Creers, were Mormon pioneers, coming into Salt Lake Valley with Brigham Young to settle the region. Helen was the loving and devoted wife of Andy C. McEuen for 65 years and the dear mother of two children, Linda Kay McEuen and Reed Scott McEuen. Linda preceded her in death in 2001. Her son, Scott and wife Ann, live in Charlottesville, Utah. She has 13 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Helen was born and raised in Spanish Fork, Utah. She attended grade school, junior high school and high school there. When she was 16 she and her family moved to Safford in the Gila Valley in Arizona. There is where she met her future husband, Andy McEuen, who was a senior and Helen was a junior at Safford High. Upon graduation Helen attended Gila Junior College. The Ferguson family then moved to El Paso, Texas, then to Los Angeles. Andy was working for Paramount Pictures then. Their courtship continued and they were married in the Wee Kirk of Heather in Glendale, Calif. Then, when the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Temple of Los Angeles, was completed they were sealed there. Shortly after marriage, Andy was called into military service and was in a tank battalion for four years, was involved in invasion of France, Belgium, and Germany from 1942 to 1946. During World War II, Helen worked in defense corporations. In 1949, when Andy completed degrees at University of Southern California, Andy and Helen and 2-year-old daughter moved to Oxnard. Andy started teaching at Oxnard High School. Her son Scott was born a year later. During the next several years Helen was a devoted mother and when the kids matured and went to college, she worked as a school librarian in the Hueneme School District. All her life she has been a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In her maturing and married life, she was president of the Young Women's Organization of the Santa Barbara Stake and Ventura Stake, president of the Relief Society of the Oxnard Second Ward, librarian of the Gary Drive Building, taught Gospel Doctrine class for seven years, was a missionary in Camarillo Stake for two years ...served as an ordinance worker in the Los Angeles Temple for two years, and served as a diligent visiting teacher since 1951. Everyone who knew Helen McEuen have expressed their sincere feelings and beliefs of this fine woman. She was always at peace with herself. She always looked for the good in people. She was the best neighbor ever. She was truly a friend in need. Here was a person who didn't need to be at the top of the totem pole ... she felt that a record of service was far more important than a listing of the offices one held. A funeral service in celebration of Helen's life will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 23, at The Church of Latter-day Saints, 1190 Gary Drive, Oxnard. Interment will be at Spanish Fort, Utah. Arrangements under the direction of Conrad-Carroll Mortuary, 401 W. Channel Island Blvd., Oxnard, phone 805-487-4911.
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