Obituary of Roy Merle Ferguson

Roy Merle Ferguson, age 78 of 2801 Hwy. 6 East, Iowa City, died Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at Windmill Manor Care Center in Coralville following a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 11, 2004, at the Coralville United Methodist Church with the Reverend Doug Williams officiating. Burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City, Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Memorial donations can be made in Roy’s memory to Iowa City Hospice or the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be sent for his family through our website @www.gayandciha.com. Roy was born September 6, 1926, in Iowa City, the son of John and Mary Cecil (Sellers) Ferguson. Following graduation from Iowa City City High School in 1944, he attended the University of Iowa. During World War II Roy served in the United States Navy. On February 19, 1949, he married Norma Nolte in Iowa City. Roy was employed at Proctor & Gamble, retiring in 1983. He was active in the Iowa City Jaycees, a member of the Coralville United Methodist Church, and the Walter Johnson Post 721 of the Coralville American Legion. Roy enjoyed fishing, dancing, playing cards, Hawkeye sports, and spending winters in the Rio Grande Valley. His family includes his wife, Norma; two sons and their wives, Neil and Debbie Ferguson of Marietta, GA, and Mark and Susan Ferguson of Clive, IA; daughter, Lori Ferguson of St. Louis, MO; seven grandchildren, Amanda Baskin and her husband, Jeff of Kennesaw, GA, Krista, Valerie and Brian Ferguson of Clive, Whitney and Scott Ferguson of Marietta, GA, and Eric Dunbar and his wife, Claire of San Diego, CA; five great-grandchildren, Paul, Noah, Jacob Roy, Charlotte and Grace; sister, Margaret Anderson of North Liberty; four sisters-in-law, Mary Zoe Nolte of Cedar Rapids, Doris Schmidt of Iowa Falls, Mildred Nolte of DeWitt, and Eleanor Horning of Iowa City. Roy was preceded in death by his parents, and three brothers, James Ferguson, H. Wallace Ferguson, and John Ferguson Jr. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, and will be greatly missed by all. Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Roy’s family and his services.