Gladys Mae Ferguson, age 81 of Dayton Mountain, entered into rest at her home on Friday, December 24, 2021. She was born on July 23, 1940, in Oregon City, OR, the daughter of Donald and Olga (Jensen) Rollins.
Gladys graduated from high school in Idaho, moved to Laurelbrook on Dayton Mountain when she was 19, and lived on Dayton Mountain the remainder of her life. She had many different jobs while working at Laurelbrook, but then she received nursing training and was employed as an LPN at Laurelbrook Nursing Home for 35 years. She loved gardening and working with flowers and also enjoyed teaching CNA classes. She was a member of the Laurelbrook Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Gladys is survived by her husband of 59 years, Keith Ferguson, and her two sisters, Kathy Fry and Ora Rollins, both of LaGrande, OR.
A graveside funeral service for Gladys will be held on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Laurelbrook Cemetery on Dayton Mountain.
Please share your memories and photos of Gladys on her online guest register at
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The family is being cared for by Vanderwall Funeral Home in Dayton, TN.