KENNETH E. FERGUSON, 88, of Richmond, Ohio passed away in his home Tuesday, October 05, 2010 of natural causes. He was born in Steubenville, Ohio September 14, 1922, a son of the late Lafayette and Florence (Smith) Ferguson. He was a WWII US Army veteran of the 11th Armored Division, 23rd Battalion. He spent Christmas Eve, 1944 in Bastone, Belgium with General Patton. He retired as a diesel inspector from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel and was a Protestant by faith. He is preceded in death by his wife, Nettie (Watt) Ferguson who died March 30, 1988, by 4 brothers, Leroy, Emory, Lafayette and Theodore Ferguson and a sister, Eileen Grimm. Ken is survived by his daughter, Etta Cunningham and husband Robert of Richmond, 2 grandsons, Robert (Meghan) Cunningham of Toledo and Eric Cunningham of Richmond; and 2 brothers, Robert (Babs) Ferguson of Wintersville and Ronald "Sonny" (Donna) Ferguson of Steubenville. Funeral services will be held at 1 PM Thursday, October 7, 2010 at the Everhart-Bove Funeral Home, 110 West Main St., Richmond with Pastor John Hearn officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 10 AM until time of services at 1 PM. Burial will follow in the Richmond Union Cemetery. Condolences may be sent online at www.everhart-bovefuneralhomes.com.

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