farm in Hampton. In 1953, he decided to forge a life for himself and headed for Charlottetown where he got a job at N.D. MacLean's Funeral Home. This was the beginning of a very promising and prof—

itable career for Douglas. While in town, he met and married Georgina Cairns, (R.N.).

Douglas and Georgina had six children - Kent, Garth, David, Dean and Don (twins) and Karen. On August 13, 1958, Douglas bought Claude Jelley’s funeral busi-

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Ferguson Funeral Home.

Claude also ran a barber shop located west of the railroad track on approximately the same site as the present Central Credit Union. After attending the School of Barbering in Moncton, Douglas worked with Claude part-time for two or three years. Douglas fondly remem- bers the prices - adult hair cut, 50 cents; children under twelve, 25 cents; and a shave, 35 cents. Popular hairstyles of the day were the ducktail, the crew cut, and the gentlemen’s haircut.

The Ferguson family moved to O'Leary, November 1, 1958. Claude had intended to retire when he sold his business, but later decided to stay around for a year to help Douglas learn the "ins” and “outs” of the funeral business.

Douglas soon had to turn his full energy towards his funeral busi- ness. His first funeral home was located on Main Street on the pre-

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