He was a native of Hardin County and a member of Needham Cumberland Presbyterian Church. John was a plumber and loved hunting and fishing.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Pamela Reneau Ferguson; his parents, John and Dorothy Perkins Ferguson and a brother, Richard Ferguson.
He is survived by one brother and sister-in-law, Bobby and Randy Ferguson of Elizabethtown; cousins, Susan Newton of Bowling Green and Mildred Ford of Indiana and a close friend, Gail Marlatt of Elizabethtown.
The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Brown Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Ferguson Cemetery in Eastview.
Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.brownfuneral.com.
