Actress Natasha Thahane shared what appears to be a statement from The Fergusons about the burial of legendary actor Shona Ferguson. According to the statement, Shona will be laid to rest this Wednesday and the funeral will only be attended by family members.
The Ferguson family would like to confirm that the late Shona Ferguson will be laid to rest in a private ceremony attended only by family members on Wednesday, 4 August 2021.
Details of a memorial service will be communicated at a later stage and all the necessary arrangements have been finalized.
We would like to thank our friends and the public at large for the kind words of comfort during this difficult period. Shona Ferguson passed away on Friday afternoon at Milpark hospital. The news of his untimely passing was confirmed by Conrad Mwanza – a representative of the Ferguson Foundation. Mwanza. The family has asked for some privacy to grieve.
"Yes, Mr Ferguson passed away at noon today. And all the family is asking for at the moment is just to mourn in private. But it's very difficult, you can imagine, for Connie and the family," he said.
According to a source who spoke to Sunday World, his wife Connie Ferguson is already preparing for the funeral: “I can confirm that he just died. Connie is busy with the funeral arrangements.”
An official statement was released later on Friday on behalf of the family.
It is with great sadness that we confirm the passing of Mr Shona Ferguson. He passed away at noon today (Friday 30 July 2021). Mr Ferguson’s untimely passing was due to Covid-19 related complications, and not a heart operation as reported by the media.
We ask that you give the family time to process this painful loss, and respect their space during this time.
More details will follow in due course.
On Saturday evening, Connie Ferguson found the courage to speak about the passing of her husband. She said that her late husband came into her life exactly 20 years ago and she’ll forever cherish that day. The couple who had hopes of being together in their old age would have been celebrating their 20th anniversary this year.
“This day, 20 years ago (31 July 2001), was the day God brought you into my life, and we haven’t looked back since! Ours is a once in a lifetime kind of love. We joked about how we were going to be in our old age. How we would take turns supporting each other and being strong for each other. The irony is we have already been doing that for the past 20 years! Oh, how God has loved me to give me YOU! We were already planning our 20th wedding anniversary in November, assuming that we had time!” Shared his wife in part. Read the full post here.
