She grew up on a historic Goleta ranch, rode in the 1937 Rose Bowl Parade, traveled the country as a military wife, raised six children, and dedicated countless years of volunteer service to local nonprofit organizations.
On May 29, Jean McDermott Ferguson, who lives at the Wood Glen retirement residence in Santa Barbara, will add yet another item to her long list of accomplishments: Turning 101 years old in May.
Born in 1922, McDermott Ferguson spent her early years on the Campbell Ranch, today the site of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, in Goleta. Her father, Francis McDermott, was manager of the ranch, and she and her two brothers, James and Frank, lived an idyllic farm life.