Billy "Cotton" Wesley Ferguson

August 25, 1947 - May 16, 2023

Billy “Cotton” Wesley Ferguson, age 75 of Rocky Mount, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam and Nannie Ferguson; siblings, Thomas Ferguson, Dorothy Blankenship, Betty Myres and Mary Jane Simmons; nephew, Terry “Booger” Wayne Simmons. Surviving are his son, Billy (Cindy) Hudson; grandchildren, Amber and Brooke Hudson; sister, Garnette Fitzgerald; brother, Ronnie Ferguson; girlfriend, Patricia Harmon; special niece who was like a daughter, Brandy Ferguson; other special nieces, Patricia Ferguson and Ora Ann Hodges. Cotton lived life to the fullest. His family will receive friends 4-6 p.m. Friday at Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount.