Joe Ellis Ferrell, 62

A retired employee of Guthrie Nursery and a member of Covenant Fellowship Baptist Church of Morrison, he was the son of the late Tommy and Vella Young Ferrell; and was also preceded in death by sister, Gladys Earles; and brothers, Thomas, Toy, Paul and J.E. Ferrell.

He is survived by his wife, Rachel Johnson Ferrell; sons and daughter-in-law, Joe Howard Ferrell and Mark and Marsha Ferrell; granddaughter, Gabrielle Elyse Ferrell of Rock Island; brothers, Raymond Ferrell of Spencer, Ben Ferrell of McMinnville, Troy Ferrell of Altamont, Johnny Ferrell of Centertown and Jimmy Ferrell of McMinnville.

Services were held Tuesday at Love-Cantrell Funeral Home Chapel in Smithville with burial following at DeKalb Cemetery.

Love-Cantrell Funeral Home of Smithville was in charge of arrangements.

Southern Standard

(McMinnville, Tenn.) Dec. 13, 2006