Cathy Sue Ferguson was born in Salina, Kansas, on June 6, 1958. She was a freshman at Salina Central High School and a member of the Catholic Church.

Survivors included her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Ferguson; three brothers, Michael, Gregory and Jim; a sister, Connie, and her grandmother, Mrs. Gertrude Johannes.

She passed on June 21, 1973.