Maxine McClanahan Ferguson

Maxine June McClanahan Ferguson

Maxine Ferguson passed away quietly in Parker, Colorado on November 30, 2025, at the age of 97. She was born November 16, 1928 in Atchison County, Kansas, and married Philip Leonard Ferguson in Mulvane, Kansas on June 5, 1948. They were married 76 years at the time of Philip’s passing on May 18, 2024. Philip was 99.

Maxine was a resident of the Pinery in Parker since 1978 until moving into an assisted living facility in 2024. She was a member of The Daughters of the American Revolution, local chapter Smoky Hill Trail; First United Methodist Church of Castle Rock; an active and talented golfer at the Pinery Country Club for many years; and closely followed the stock market with her various investments.

Maxine was the daughter of Alma Carlyle McClanahan and Dorothy Eva Witt. Maxine is preceded in death by her siblings Lyle (wife Katie) (children Jeff, Jon all deceased, and Jim (James); Ed (wife Shirley both deceased, and children Barbara and Marcia) and Lana (Mrs Bob Barnes both deceased, and children Lisa and Patsy).

She was an avid genealogist and wrote many letters to distant relatives over her adult life to gather information on the McClanahan, Ashcraft and Hardesty lines. She also published a volume of family history titled “McNotes” in 1995 and emailed to many relatives.

Maxine is survived by her daughter Kathy Fonda (Mrs. David) of Parker, CO and grandchildren Tim Swanson of Englewood, CO; Laura Fitts of Colorado Springs, CO; Melissa Gracik of Ft. Collins, CO; David Fonda Jr of Laramie, WY. Also, her son Mark Allen Ferguson (wife Jayne) of Merrimac, MA and grandchildren Nicholas Ferguson of Denver ; Mark Brandon Ferguson; and stepdaughter Jennifer Pugliese of Derry, NH. A son, Steven Michael Ferguson (wife Maureen) of Zionsville, IN precedes her in death and has daughters Haley Ferguson and Lauren Ferguson, of Zionsville, IN. Maxine also has 9 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews keeping in touch with them often.

She graduated from Mulvane High School in 1946 earning Salutatorian honors. She attended Casper Community College, Arapahoe Community College and received her BS degree from the School of Business at University of Colorado with an Accounting major.

Maxine’s husband Philip was a petroleum geologist and through his jobs, lived in Wichita and Hutchinson, KS; Casper, Sheridan, Buffalo and Lusk, WY; Scottsbluff, NE; Denver, Littleton and Parker, CO.

A service with burial will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at 1:00 at the Smith Family Mortuaries and the Mulvane Cemetery in Mulvane, KS.