Alexander Ferguson Sr.;of Grandview;Monongahela R.D.1;died Sunday;Oct.28;1979;in Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Edinboro;Scotland;May 15;1887;the son of the late Francis and Mary Weldon Ferguson;and had lived in Grandview since the early 1900s. He retired in 1957 after 50 years of service with the Donora Southern Railroad and was a member of St.Charles Church of Donora. He was preceded in death by his wife;Lillian Ann Kramer Ferguson;Jan.15;1970. Survivors include one son;Alexander J.Ferguson Jr.of Grandview;one daughter;Mrs.Walter (Joan) Painter of Donora;six grandchildren. Friends will be received at the James Rabe Funeral Home;Donora;Tuesday;Oct.30;1979 from 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held in the funeral home at 9:30 a.m.Wednesday;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Charles Church with the Rev.Albert Koser as celebrant.