Eugene Daniel (Gene) Ferrell

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OBITUARY

From Find A Grave

Eugene D. Ferrell, 69 of 821 1/2 Knight died early this morning at Holy Rosary Hospital in Miles City where he had been a patient since April 20, 1964.

Mr. Ferrell was born at Vale, South Dakota on March 26, 1895 and came to the Broadus area in 1924 from South Dakota. In 1945 he moved to Miles City where he was employed in the car department of the Milwaukee Railroad.

Mr. Ferrell was a member of the Eagles Lodge and the Railway Carmen.

He had never married and is survived by four brothers, Elden and Charles, both of Miles City, Jess of Marmarth, North Dakota and Allen "Marcus" Ferrell of Fort Myers, Florida; and one sister, Mrs. Iris Raaen of Denver

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Chapel of Graves Funeral Home with the Rev. John B. Fitz of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in the Custer County Cemetery.

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George married Effie Rosealpha Olney. Effie (daughter of Henry Olney and Frances (Fanny) RICE) was born 28 May 1868, Jefferson Co. NB; died 05 Feb 1949, Custer Co. MT; was buried , Custer County Cemetery, Miles City, Custer Co. MT. [Group Sheet]

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From Find A Grave

Mrs. Effie Rosealpha Ferrell, age 86 passed away at a local hospital Saturday afternoon. Rites will be held at the Graves Chapel Wednesday afternoon.

Mrs. Ferrell was born at Fairburry, Nebraska in 1863. Her dad served in the Civil War, her mother passed away when she was nine years old. When she was fifteen, she went to work as a dishwasher at the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

She was married to George Washington Ferrell in 1880 in Colorado Springs. Two boys, Tom and Lew were born while they lived there. They moved to Sturgis, South Dakota in a wagon pulled by oxen, as a part of a wagon train. They next moved to Meade County, South Dakota in the Black Hills where Jess, Charley, Gene, Iris, George and Orlando were born. Mr. Ferrell ran a blacksmith shop there and worked on Norman Dam. They moved to Vale, South Dakota where they homesteaded starting in 1893. In 1929, they came to Broadus, Montana and had resided in Miles City, Montana the last three years. Mr. Ferrell preceded her in death ten years ago.

After some years Mr. and Mrs. Ferrell separated.

Nine boys and one girl were born to this union and surviving also are 17 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Five sons reside in Miles City, Charles, Eugene, Marcus Allen, George and one son, Tom Ferrell, is in the Veterans Hospital at Fort Harrison. A daughter, Iris Raaen lives at Sturgis, S. D.

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Henry married Frances (Fanny) RICE. Frances (daughter of David RICE and Sarah Myrick) was born 06 Sep 1839, Indiana; died 07 Jun 1878, Jefferson Co. NB; was buried , Fairbury Cemetery, Fairbury, Jefferson Co. NB. [Group Sheet]

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David married Sarah Myrick 29 Mar 1829, Athens Co. OH. [Group Sheet]