Steven Carroll Ferguson

Steven Carroll Ferguson lived in Ogden, Utah, and was 34 years old when he died on February 23, 2015. Family members who spoke at court described him as a man who, despite past struggles, spent time helping children who needed care and support — at one point providing shelter to youngsters who otherwise had little family to turn to. His stepfather and other relatives remembered Steven as someone who had tried, in the years after prison, to make positive choices and reach out to others.

Public records and court coverage show Steven had a complicated life with periods of serious difficulty, including time incarcerated. Those chapters did not, according to his family’s statements, define everything about him. After release he made efforts that his loved ones found meaningful, especially his involvement in caring for children who lacked stable homes. At the sentencing hearing for the man later convicted in connection with Steven’s death, Steven’s stepfather described him simply and directly: “I miss Steve very much,” words that underline how family members experienced him — not as an abstraction, but as a real person who mattered to those close to him.

Although public documentation about Steven’s early life, employment, and other private details is limited in online sources, the available record consistently treats him as a person with relationships and responsibilities: a son whose mother read a statement on his behalf in court and a father whose adult son spoke after his death. Where the public record is sparse, it is still possible to see that Steven’s life had human contours — people who loved him, who were affected by his choices, and who remembered him in straightforward, personal terms.

This page honors Steven by centering those human details rather than the circumstances of his death. He was more than headlines: a father and family member whose efforts to help children were remembered by those who knew him. His life touched others, and those who loved him continue to recall him with sorrow and care.