Ronny Ferguson

D. Ferguson, 69, of Adair, Iowa, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2006, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
Ronny Dean Ferguson was born on December 7, 1936, in Webster County, Nebraska, the son of Paul and Inez (Hagan) Ferguson.
Ron graduated from Casey High School in 1955 and then went to work for Betts & Beer Construction before entering the military reserves.
Ron was married to Karen Smith on September 20, 1959, at the Casey United Methodist Church in Casey, Iowa.
After their marriage they lived in Greenfield, Iowa, for 5 years, where he worked at Lloyd Hager Construction for a short time. Ron and Karen moved to Adair in 1964 and he returned to work at Betts & Beer Construction. He worked there for 47 years as a construction superintendent. Ron was known to be a workaholic; since his retirement, he had helped at Noland Feed and Fertilizer and Jorgensen Farms.
Ron was a former member of the Adair Lions Club, a charter member of the 5 x 80 Golf and Country Club and a 25 year member of the Za-Ga-Zig Shrine Temple. He was also a member of the Casey Masonic Lodge, 5 x 80 Shrine Club and the Adair United Methodist Church, where he served on numerous church boards. Ron also volunteered his time as a 4-H leader.
He loved spending time at the farm and with his cattle, as well as watching the cattle shows at the fairs he attended. This year at the Guthrie County Fair was especially nice as he watched his granddaughter show her cattle. He also enjoyed camping, and had camped at the Iowa State Fair, including this year, for the last 33 years.
Ron is survived by his wife, Karen; son, Steve Ferguson and his wife, Leslie; granddaughters, Madison and Emma Ferguson, all of Adair, Iowa; brothers, Bill Ferguson and his wife, Verna Mae of Greenfield, Iowa, and Bob Ferguson of Orient, Iowa; sisters, Marlene Mitchell and her husband, Jack of Greenfield, Iowa, and Kathie Welsch and her husband, John of Fontanelle, Iowa; sister-in-law, Carolyn Schnobrich of Adair, Iowa, and numerous nieces and nephews. Ron will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents, granddaughter, Ali Marie; sister-in-law, Dolores Ferguson; and a nephew, David Ferguson.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 13, 2006, at the United Methodist Church in Adair, Iowa.
Visitation is from 1:00 - 8:00 p.m., with the family present from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006, at the Hockenberry-Mullen Funeral Home in Adair.
Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery in Casey, Iowa.
Hockenberry-Mullen Funeral Home in Adair, Iowa, is in charge of the arrangements.