Gayle Ferguson

Gayle Ferguson, age 72, of Rigby, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2012 in the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City from complications following surgery. Gayle was born December 29, 1939 in Bountiful, Utah a daughter to Frank C. Paramore and Virginia Louise Porter Paramore. She attended schools in Missoula, Montana graduating from Sentinel High School. She served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the West Central States Mission. Following her service as a missionary she worked as a records clerk at Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. She married Gale Roy Ferguson October 27, 1961 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. As an active member of the LDS Church she served as a Relief Society President, in the Primary Presidency, with the scouts, as an officiator in the Portland LDS Temple for 6 years and in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple for 6 years. She also served a mission with her husband to the Chicago Illinois Mission assigned to the Great Lakes Naval Training Center for 18 months from 1998 to 2000. She enjoyed sewing, crafts, ceramics and scrapbooking but most of all she enjoyed being a grandmother. She is survived by her husband Gale Ferguson of Rigby, four daughters: Judy Ann (Kimball) Jordan of Bennett, Colorado, Janet Gay (Chris) Morris of Spring Creek, Nevada, Jodi Mae (Ron) Teeples, of Denver, Colorado, Jerenda Joy (Peter) Huang of Redmond, Washington, a daughter-in-law Jewels Ferguson of Ruidoso, New Mexico, two sons: Jon Huston (Beth) Ferguson of Redmond, Washington and Paul Edwin (Nora) Ferguson of The Dalles, Oregon, a sister: Gwen (Jim) Homer of Ford, Washington, two brothers: Harold Paramore of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and Randy (Syd) Paramore of Missoula, Montana, 35 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, one son Roy Call Ferguson in 2008, 1 sister Jolene Reed and a brother Dean Paramore. Funeral services will be held Friday August 31, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Rigby 3rd Ward LDS Chapel at 364 N 4100 East, Rigby, ID. The family will visit with friends on Friday from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. prior to services at the church. Burial will be in the Olney Cemetery in Pendleton, Oregon Saturday September 1st, 2012 under the direction of Eckersell Memorial Chapel in Rigby.