Mickey Layne Ferguson

June 14, 1952 - March 20, 2018

A Celebration of Life for Mick Ferguson will be held on June 16, 2018 at Kaw Lake. All family and friends are invited to attend and the family request a USA flag of any size be brought to the celebration to place around the camp site for the celebration. Mickey Layne Ferguson, son of Vera Marie (Culver) and the late Harold Edwin Ferguson, was born June 14, 1952, at Alva, and passed away March 20, 2018, at Alva, at the age of 65 years, 9 months, and 8 days. Mickey, better known as Mick, was a lifelong resident of Freedom and attended K-12 at Freedom Public Schools. On January 20, 1979, he was united in marriage to Deborah Jo in Freedom. They made their home there where he farmed for many years with his brothers. In 1993 he began a new career with Cargill Salt Company and retired after 22 years in 2015. He was a member of the Freedom Christian Church and served time on the Freedom Board of Education and Woods County Fair Board. Mick was highly involved with raising his four children, but nothing gave him greater joy than spending time with his five grandsons and time at Kaw Lake with his family. Mickey was preceded in death by his father, Harold and mother in-law, Margie. He is survived by his wife, Debbie, of Freedom; his mother, Vera Ferguson of Freedom; father-in-law, Gerald Ferguson of Fairfax; four children, Stanley Irving of Freedom, Bradley Irving of Kansas City, Kara Hensley of Woodward, and Devin Ferguson and his wife, Lindsey, of Alva; three special family members Amanda Ballard, Jason Gray and Kamron Hensley; five grandchildren, Kyler Hensley of Stillwater, Kaden Hensley of Mooreland, Austin, Alec, and Bratton Ferguson all of Alva; two brothers, Rod Ferguson and his wife, Lois, of Freedom, and Hal Ferguson and his wife, Laura, of Woodward; and numerous other relatives and friends. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to Freedom Fire and Ambulance or direct to them at P.O. Box 173, Freedom, OK 73842