DALLAS -- Dr. W. Joel Fergeson, age 80, passed away January 11, 2003. Born August 9, 1922, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was educated at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He pastored churches at Liberty Hill, Briggs, Blum, Dorchester and Cooper, Texas, before serving 16 years as a foreign missionary in Nigeria. He also worked with the Austin, Texas Baptist Association, and the Federal Office of Economic Opportunity. He has been active as a deacon at Cliff Temple Baptist Church, Dallas, and, for many years, taught the Special Studies Bible Class. He is survived by wife, Elise, and daughter, Anne Neal and husband, Bob, of Dallas; also, daughter, Kaye Carmack and son, Brad, of Arlington; sons, Grant Fergeson, wife, Norris, granddaughters, Katie and Cecily, of Corpus Christi, Texas; and Rev. David M. Fergeson, wife Susan, and granddaughters, Malaika and Amanda, of Meridian, Texas. Funeral services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 15, Bassett Chapel, Cliff Temple Baptist Church, 125 Sunset Avenue, Dallas, with Dr. Glen Smucker officiating. Visitation: Tuesday, January 14, 6 to 8 p.m. at Laurelland Funeral Home. Burial will be in Eastlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Davis-Morris Funeral Home.