Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Ferrill, Everett Rex 2007
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Saturday, December 22, 2007


Everett Rex Ferrill, of Lake Odessa, born Feb. 4, 1948, died suddenly at home 
and into the arms of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Born and raised in Livingston, Tenn., he was persuaded to move up to Battle 
Creek in 1967 to seek employment at GM and came to live with his sister, Sue. 
He kept his southern accent and let everyone know that he was not 
a “Hillbilly”, but a “Ridge Runner”.

The best thing (and she reminded him) that ever happened to Rex, was when his 
future brother-in-law, Rod Evans, set up a blind date with his wife's cute 
sister, Donna, who became his dedicated sweetheart, wife and nurse of 38 
years.  Together they raised four adventurous boys whom their dad taught how 
to fix anything. Rex's passion was to rotate his car collection frequently, 
and he always had some excuse for a different new or “oldies” vehicle 
(snowmobile, jet ski, boats, fifth wheel and trailers…).

His dream was to have a '57 Chevy, and probably would have traded all his cars 
for that cool car. If you could not find Rex, he was probably out in the pole 
barn working on someone else's vehicle or toy. He was a good handy-man around 
the house and enjoyed eating their fresh garden produce.  His newest love was 
having all the family up to the lake to have “Fun in the Sun”, and watching 
the big and little boys on the beach or in the water. In the cool evenings he 
enjoyed sitting around the campfire or playing cards with the family.

Rex was preceded in death by his sons, baby Thomas Aaron in 1979 and Chad 
Everett in 1988; father-in-law, Walter Roush and parents, Aron and Bessie 
(Carr) Ferrill.  He is survived by his loving wife, Donna (Roush); sons, Andy 
(Denise), John and Corey (Stephanie); grandchildren, Tyler “Pumpkin”, 
Drew “Bugsy”, Sawyer “Skeeter”, Anika “Sissy” and the newest addition, Colton; 
his brothers, Gerald, Junior (Pat) and Carl (Jean) all of Tennessee; sisters, 
Jane (Marty) Ruzansky of Philadelphia and Sue Choate of Battle Creek; and many 
in-laws, and nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, and from 5 to 8 
p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 27 at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. The 
funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 28 at the Clarksville 
Bible Church. Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery in Lake Odessa. In lieu of 
flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Lakewood Community 
Ambulance, Lake Odessa VFW Scholarship Fund, The Gideons or the American 
Cancer Society.



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