Joanne Ferguson, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2012 in Paris. She was born June 21, 1935 in Barry, Illinois to the late Arthur W. Grunden and Leola Juanita (Hinch) Grunden. She was 77 years old.

Joanne was a homemaker and was a Jehovah's Witness.

Memorial service will be 4:30 p.m. Saturday, October 6th, at Brotherton Funeral Home Chapel in Paris, with Elder John Shaffer officiating.

Cremation and services are under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home in Paris.

She is survived by her husband of 57 years, David Lee Ferguson; two daughters, Fawnda Chacon and husband Paul of Paris and Leann Faulkner of Magazine; three sons, Bradford Ferguson of Kansas City, Missouri, Kent Ferguson of Urbana, Illinois, and David Ferguson and wife Cathy of Bloomington, Illinois; one brother, Jerald Grunden of Camp Point, Illinois; ten grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and one great-grandchild on the way.

To pay an online tribute, please visit www.brothertonbrothersfuneralhomes.com.