Mr. Donald Wayne Ferguson, age 73, of Ararat, husband of Leathy Ferguson, passed away on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care. He was born in Stokes County on December 3, 1936 to the late Henry Howard and Lelia White Ferguson.Mr. Ferguson worked as a Tobacco Farmer for 60 Years and was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.Mr. Ferguson is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Leathy Ferguson; two daughters and sons-in-law, Denny Easter of Lowgap, Melissa and Mike Hale of Westfield, Rebecca Ellen and Darian Johnson of Mt. Airy; two sons an daughters-in-law, Darrell W. and Lisa Ferguson of Ararat, Mark J. and Lisa Ferguson of Mt. Airy; five sisters and brother-in-law, Audrey Boyd of Portsmouth, VA, Barbara Collins of Siloam, Betty R. and Ray Haynes of Mt. Airy, Mildred Stevenson of Mt. Airy, Dot Lowe of Mt. Airy and one brother and sister-in-law, Henry and Betty Ferguson of Pilot Mountain; and eleven grandchildren, one great grandchild.
Mr. Ferguson was preceded in death by a daughter: Donna K. Easter, three sisters, Jean Sutphin, Edith Farmer, and Hazel Johnson.Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Cox-Needham Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Todd Byrd, and Rev. Emmett Crotts officiating burial will be in the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Ararat, NCFamily will receive friends on Friday, October 1, 2010 from 6-8 PM at Cox-Needham Funeral Home.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, 401 Technology Lane, Suite 200, Mt. Airy, N. C. 27030 Cox-Needham Funeral Home of Pilot Mountain (www.coxneedham.com, www.coxneedham/facebook.com) is respectfully serving the Ferguson family.