FERGUSON, Richard J.

Kingman Daily Miner, Kingman, AZ - Published on June 17, 2014 - Richard J. Ferguson passed from the arms of his wife of 33 years, Jeanne, into the arms of Jesus on Thursday, June 5, 2014. He was born March 3, 1940, to Pearl Albrecht Ferguson and Everett Ferguson in Waukesha, Wis. He lived his entire life in Wales, Wis., until he moved to Arizona in September 1986. Previously, as a young man, he was in the United States Air Force for four years. He was stationed in Alaska, where he performed crash and rescue operations. When he returned to Wales at the end of his military service, he again worked for Generac Corporation in various manager jobs. Generac has the Waukesha address and when he worked for them, Robert Kern was the owner and a personal friend. He also served with the Wales volunteer fire department and served as fire chief of the department. Within two weeks after he moved to Arizona in 1986, he was hired as the material manager at the New American Woodmark Corporation in Kingman. American Woodmark is based in Winchester, Va. The company began production in January of 1987. He worked there until his retirement in 2003. During this time and afterward, he volunteered at the Elks No. 468 and St. John's United Methodist Church in Kingman (as a member), doing usher and various odd jobs in and around the church. He could always be found every Wednesday morning in the men's Bible study. He was always remembering that group of men's birthdays by a card signed by all members of the group. He was also a member of St. John's Men's Club, always helping there. He has one son, Everett Ferguson in Alaska; two daughters, Cheryl Ferguson of Racine, Wis. and Tamara Mueller of Deltona, Fla.; three grandchildren, Dustin Mueller (Natalie), Nicole Mueller and Everett Ferguson III; and one great-grandson, Lucas Mueller. Richard has three stepchildren, whom he considered as his own: Brian K. Durst of Roswell, Ga., Kevin L. Durst of Sonora, Calif. and Amy Lunsford (Paul) of Kingman. He has four step-grandchildren (considered his own): Kevin D. Durst, Krista L. Durst and Kyle L. Durst, all of California, and Alissa Lunsford of Kingman. Services will be at St. John's United Methodist Church in Kingman. The service will be at 1 p.m. with visitation one hour before the service on Tuesday, June 17. Pastor Michael Bryant will be officiating. There will be a light lunch at the Elks No. 468 about 3 p.m. Since Richard was well known in the Kingman area, please, let's make this a great life celebration/experience for everyone. Richard accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal Savior at the age of eight years.