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Gladys Lee Crabb Ferguson was born October 10, 1929, in St.John, Washington to Bernard Vincent Crabb and Minnie Melissa Bell Billingsly Crabb. She was the sixth of eight children. She moved to Starbuck, Washington as an infant and attended Starbuck schools. Gladys married Richard J. Ferguson, from Missouri, on November 20, 1947.

Richard and Gladys moved to Bertha, Missouri where their son, Rick was born. They returned to Columbia County and lived on farms in the Fields Gulch and Alto areas. Their daughter, Gwynneth, was born in Dayton in 1950.

Gladys was active in her local community w...