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For sixty years, he owned McFerren Real Estate in Shreveport.<ref name=obit/> From 2002 to 2004, he was the founder and owner of Johnny's Catfish and Seafood at 5130 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnnyscatfish.com/index.html|title=Johnny's Catfish & Seafood|publisher=Johnnyscatfish.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> He was the vice president of the Belle Maison Neighborhood Association in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/louisiana/shreveport/johnny-mcferren.html|title=Johnny McFerren in Shreveport|publisher=Bizapedia.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> He had resided for years in Stonewall in northern DeSoto Parish, south of Shreveport.<ref name=obit/>

For sixty years, he owned McFerren Real Estate in Shreveport.<ref name=obit/> From 2002 to 2004, he was the founder and owner of Johnny's Catfish and Seafood at 5130 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://johnnyscatfish.com/index.html|title=Johnny's Catfish & Seafood|publisher=Johnnyscatfish.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> He was the vice president of the Belle Maison Neighborhood Association in Shreveport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizapedia.com/people/louisiana/shreveport/johnny-mcferren.html|title=Johnny McFerren in Shreveport|publisher=Bizapedia.com|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> He had resided for years in Stonewall in northern DeSoto Parish, south of Shreveport.<ref name=obit/>

McFerren was married to the former Patsy Rae Moss (January 14, 1935 &ndash; November 22, 2016), the daughter of George and Hattie Moss of Provençal in Natchitoches Parish. Like her husband, she graduated with a master's degree in education from Northwestern State University. Thereafter, she taught for more than twenty years in the Caddo Parish school system, assigned to the Eden Gardens and Forest Hill elementary schools. The McFerrens had two children, Scott Clinton McFerren and his wife, Lori, and Karen Beth McFerren.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=182701744|title=Patsy McFerren obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 25, 2016|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> McFerren's brothers were Wayne Martin McFerren (1936-2004), a painting contractor in Shreveport,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40913369|title=Wayne Martin McFerren|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref> and Norman David McFerren (1931-2010) of Marthaville, an NSU graduate who served in the [[United States Army]], was a [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] [[deacon]], and worked for thirty-seven years for ConAgra Foods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=146778528|title=Norman McFerren obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 23, 2010|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref>

McFerren was married to the former Patsy Rae Moss (January 14, 1935 &ndash; November 22, 2016), the daughter of George and Hattie Moss of Provençal in Natchitoches Parish. Like her husband, she graduated with a master's degree in education from Northwestern State University. Thereafter, she taught for more than twenty years in the Caddo Parish school system, assigned to the Eden Gardens and Forest Hill elementary schools. The McFerrens had two children, Scott Clinton McFerren and his wife, Lori, and Karen Beth McFerren.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=182701744|title=Patsy McFerren obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 25, 2016|accessdate=February 21, 2018}}</ref> McFerren's brothers were Wayne Martin McFerren (1936-2004), a painting contractor in Shreveport,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40913369|title=Wayne Martin McFerren|publisher=Old.findagrave.com|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref> and Norman David McFerren (1931-2010) of Marthaville, an NSU graduate who served in the [[United States Army]], was a [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] [[deacon]], and worked for thirty-seven years for ConAgra Foods.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=146778528|title=Norman McFerren obituary|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=November 23, 2010|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}</ref>

In 2017, Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] appointed McFerren to the board of  supervisors of the University of Louisiana System,<ref name=stimes/> headed by chancellor [[James Henderson|James B. Henderson]], also a Shreveport native. Upon McFerren's death, Governor Edwards called him "an exemplary leader as a former state representative, teacher and Caddo Parish School Board member. He understood the importance of giving our children the tools necessary to earn a quality education and the difference it would make in their lives. He was a champion for education at all levels."<ref name=mns/>

In 2017, Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] appointed McFerren to the board of  supervisors of the University of Louisiana System,<ref name=stimes/> headed by chancellor [[James Henderson|James B. Henderson]], also a Shreveport native. Upon McFerren's death, Governor Edwards called him "an exemplary leader as a former state representative, teacher and Caddo Parish School Board member. He understood the importance of giving our children the tools necessary to earn a quality education and the difference it would make in their lives. He was a champion for education at all levels."<ref name=mns/>