Couple Had History Of Medical Problems

"OLIVER SPRINGS, TN — An Anderson County husband and wife with a history of medical problems were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide shooting this afternoon, authorities said.

"A family member discovered the bodies of Harvey Ferguson, 65, and his wife, Alice Ferguson, 62, at their Cove Lane home near Oliver Springs, according to a news release from Anderson County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Mark Lucas.

"Deputies responded shortly before 3 p.m. and learned that the husband apparently had shot his wife and then turned the handgun on himself.

"`The family told investigators the Fergusons had a history of medical problems and were apparently in ill health,` the release states."

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