Funeral services for Mr. Marvin L. Ferrell, age 90, of Manchester, TN,
will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at Manchester
Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Horace Lee Jacobs officiating. Burial will
follow in New Beechgrove Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be
from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Mr.
Ferrell passed away on Monday, April 4, 2016 at Horizon Health and Rehab
in Manchester, TN.
Mr. Ferrell was born in the Gossburg Community of Coffee County, TN, the
son of the late James and Dora Valerie Arnold Ferrell. Marvin operated
Earls and Ferrell Mercantile Store in Beechgrove and was a constable of
the Third Civil District of Coffee County. He loved to watch westerns
and the Andy Griffith Show, enjoyed going to auctions, and loved to keep
up with politics.
In addition to his parents, Marvin was also preceded in death by his wife
of 54 years, Mary Frances Earls Ferrell; one sister, Roberta Frizzell;
and one nephew, Derrell Frizzell. He is survived by one daughter, Linda
Baker of Manchester; two grandsons, Grant (Katelynn) Baker of Nashville
and Craig Baker of Murfreesboro; one sister, Judy Garner of Tullahoma;
and three nephews, Randy Frizzell, Mickey and Eddy Driver.
The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thank you to Horizon Health and
Rehab and Avalon Hospice for Mr. Ferrell’s care. In lieu of flowers, the
family suggests memorial donations to New Beech Grove Cemetery, c/o Larry
Brandon, 269 French Brantley Road, Wartrace, TN 37183 or Avalon Hospice,
1802 N. Jackson Street, Suite 900, Tullahoma, TN 37388.
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE FERRELL FAMILY