Im "Kim" Kui Ferguson

Born the third child of her parents in what is now North Korea, they fled as refugees during the Korean Conflict settling in what is Seoul South Korea today. As a young girl she married her husband, and immigrated to the United States in September of 1968. After a short time in Santa Monica, CA, she and her husband moved to El Paso, TX, where they bought a house. While there, she became a naturalized US citizen, mothered a son, the pride of her life, took weekly dance lessons, and taught herself to sew. During the 80’s the family moved to Illinois. She continued her dancing, and took up the art of stained glass work, which led to owning her own business and selling her art at weekly craft shows. Eventually she and her family returned to their home in El Paso. She and her husband owned and operated a video store in San Angelo for several years, but sold that and returned to their home in El Paso. Fate was to intervene in the form of COPD, and the family moved to the Dallas area. She received a single lung transplant at Baylor Scott & White in 2003, being recipient number 440. More recently she occupied some of her time making baby blankets for her nieces and nephews. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, their son, and five siblings.

A committal service will be held Friday, February 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM at Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery. Following the committal service will be a celebration of life from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Ted Dickey Funeral Home, 2128 18th Street, Plano, TX 75074.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made in Im Kui's name to the Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation Transplant Services (https://dallasfoundation.bswhealth.com/areas-of-need/other-initiatives/transplant) (https://dallasfoundation.bswhealth.com/ways-to-give/donate).