Marion Anabeth (King) Ferguson, 99, formerly of Newtown, died peacefully March 30 at Glen Hill Nursing home in Danbury, where she had resided for the past three years. She was born in the Greenfield Hill section of Fairfield on August 1, 1917.

She lived for 30 years in Easton where her father, Frank King, owned a lumber company. Her mother was Mary (Wakeman) King. Mrs Ferguson lived for 25 years in Redding, where she raised her family after her husband, the late Charles E. Ferguson, became totally disabled. He predeceased her in 1981.

She then resided in Newtown for the next 30 years.

A son, Scott C. Ferguson, and his wife Eva; a daughter, Linda (Ferguson) Bates; a granddaughter, MacKenzie (Bates) McCarthy, and her husband Christopher; a grandson, Joseph Ferguson; three great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews survive her. In addition to her husband, her two sisters, Evelyn Chester and Elizabeth Carmichael; and four brothers, Charles, John, William, and Wakeman "Burt" King predeceased her.

Mrs Ferguson was a young girl during the Great Depression and a young woman during World War II. After her husband was disabled by car accident, she worked many jobs to support her children. She never complained. Her loved ones all remember her wonderful sense of humor, her absolute selfless love for her family, and her goodness.

She loved to play pinochle, garden, feed the birds, and she was one of the best cooks in the world. Her Sunday dinners were legendary and all were welcome at her table. Mrs Ferguson always had a cat and a dog to love. She was a "giver" not a "taker," and no one ever had a better mom or grandmother.

Her loved ones ask that those who attend her funeral share a remembrance at the service.

The funeral will be conducted at Munson Lovetere Funeral Home, 235 Main Street North, Southbury, on Saturday, April 8, at 10 am. Burial will follow in Aspetuck Cemetery in Easton.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Newtown Fund, Inc, PO Box 641, Newtown CT 06470-0641.

Online condolences may be made at munsonloveterefuneralhome.com.