Richard L. Ferguson

Richard Layton Ferguson, age 82 of Midwest City, passed away September 15, 2012. He was born in Leedey, OK on June 3, 1930 to Wayne and Norena (Schliesser) Ferguson. He attended and graduated from high school in Canute, OK. He served his country for 32 years of honorable service in the U.S. Army with two years active duty. He was a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve as a Supervisory Staff Administrator for the 95 th Division until retiring in 1985. He married Johanna Sawatzke at the First Baptist Church in Foss, OK October 12, 1952 and they would have been married 60 years. His survivors include his wife, Jo; three sons: Rickey Ferguson of Midwest City; Lynden and his wife, Sherri Ferguson of Brewton, AL; and Gary and his wife, Debra Ferguson of Canon City, CO.; eight grandchildren: Roxanna Ferguson, Rickely Lee Ferguson, Richard and Jennifer Weatherford, William Weatherford, Misty and Chris Jackson, Eric and Tonja Ferguson, Kimberly and Jack Kelley II and Derek Ferguson and sixteen great-grandchildren: Priscila Martinez, Victoria Ferguson, Camron Weatherford, Coral Weatherford, Tierney Ferguson, Gabrael Jackson, Robby Randolph, Alex Randolph, Griffin Randolph, Ryliegh Randolph, Savannah Ferguson, Emma Kelley, Jack Kelley III, Alison Kelley, Ozzy Ferguson and Jillian Ferguson. He is also survived by three sisters: Helen and McKinley Pierson of Harrah, OK, Ruth Ann and Doyle Pierson of Moore, OK, and Mary and Zoy Moore of Tuttle, OK and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Ronald McDonald House. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 21, 2012 at Bill Eisenhour Northeast Chapel at 2:00pm with burial to follow at Arlington Memory Gardens in Midwest City, OK.