Dessie Ferguson

Dessie Ferguson, age 63, of Shelby, MS, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the Greenwood Leflore Hospital in Greenwood, Mississippi.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 am until 11:00 am on Saturday, November 2, 2024, at Cleveland Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. The Celebration of Life memorial service will follow at 11:00 am in the Cleveland Funeral Home chapel. Reverend Larry Braswell will officiate the service.

Dessie was born on August 31, 1961, to Joseph and Bonnie Ferguson in Wyandotte, Michigan. She graduated from Roosevelt High School. She loved to cross stitch, crochet, feed the birds, and feed her cats. Her cats were her life. She also loved to do sign language. Her favorite saying she lived by was "I am more blessed every day." She attended Calvary Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Bonnie Ferguson, and her brother Don Ferguson.

Dessie is survived by her sister Shirley (Mike) Iacopelli of Shelby, Mississippi, Brothers, Billy Ferguson (Marla) of Michigan, and Bob Ferguson of Seffner Florida. She also leaves behind her nieces and nephews, Sara Ferguson of Michigan, Sidney Ferguson of Michigan, Renee Steffes of Michigan, Amber Iacopelli of Cleveland MS, Chelsea Iacopelli of Los Angeles California, and Joe Iacopelli of Cleveland, Mississippi, Caleb Ferguson and Jacob Ferguson of Florida. 

Cleveland Funeral Home has been honored with the care of Dessie's family during this difficult time.