Martha "Barty" Ferguson

Martha "Barty" Ferguson, 64, of Huntington, passed away Saturday, May 15, at the Emogene Dolin Hospice House in Huntington after a two year battle with Mesothelioma. Barty was born in Saginaw, Michigan.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Elsie Mattingly and her younger sister Patricia Mattingly. Barty is survived by her husband of 42 years, Greg Ferguson.  She is also survived by her three sons and daughters-in-laws, Ben and Morgan Ferguson of Lexington, KY, Brad and Kelli Ferguson, of Huntington, and Dr. Brian and Brittany Ferguson of Proctorville, OH. Barty is also survived by seven beautiful grandchildren, Kyler, Asher, Decker, and Elsie Wren Ferguson of Huntington, and Lyric, Vada, and Jagger Ferguson of Proctorville. Surviving Barty also are her siblings Marsha Mattingly and Michael Poe, Mary Ann Schwartz, Bill and Cissie Mattingly, Mike Mattingly. Barty was talented in so many ways. Her creativity brought life to others. From sewing, quilting and embroidery to photography, scrapbooking and bow making, you always knew it was a Barty masterpiece. She made everything seem easy and always encouraged those around her they could do it too. Not only did she create her pieces from scratch, she put hard work, lots of time, and pure love into each one she made. There are lots of "Barty Things" in several people’s homes that will carry her legacy for years to come. Barty was a loving daughter, sister, Mother, Grandmother, and wife, she will be missed by her family.  In lieu of flowers, Barty wished for donations to the Fairland East Playground Fund a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Memorial gifts may be sent in her memory to Fairland East Playground Fund, 9604 County Rd 107 unit 32, Proctorville, OH 45669 or fairlandeastplaygroundfund.weebly.com . A Celebration of Barty's Life will be held on Saturday, May 22 at 1 pm at the Reger Funeral Chapel, Huntington. Visitation will be from 11am until time of service at the Reger Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.regerfh.com .