MYRTLE FERRELL

FERRELL, Myrtle Schools, 80, of Richmond, went to be with the Lord Sunday, November 7, 2010. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ellis H. Schools and Dora Mundie Schools; her brother, Earnest W. Schools; brothers-in-law, James Adams, Robert Lewis Carter, Jim Ferrell, Billy Ferrell and Sam Ferrell; and one sister-in-law, Virginia O. Ferrell. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Jerry O. Ferrell, as well as her two children, son, Jerry O. Ferrell Jr. "J-O" and his wife, Theresa P. Ferrell; daughter, Donna F. Faber and her husband, C.H. Faber; and four grandchildren, Jonathan Connor Pappas Ferrell, Morgan Taylor Faber, Christian Howard Faber and Christa Marie Ferrell; three sisters, Daisy S. Carter, Lilly S. Adams and Laura S. Elliott, and their families; and one sister-in-law, Elaine N. Schools, and her family. Myrtle worked at C&P Telephone Co. for ten years, and later in the children's department of Sears for 27 years. She was a member of Grove Avenue Baptist Church for 62 years where she sang in the choir for many years. Myrtle sang in the first live broadcast for Grove Avenue Baptist Church. Myrtle loved the Lord, her family, especially going to her grandchildren's special events, playing the piano and singing in the choir. The family will receive friends 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 9, at Bliley's - Central, 3801 Augusta Ave. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Grove Avenue Baptist Church, 8701 Ridge Rd., Richmond, Va. 23229. Interment Greenwood Memorial Gardens. The family wishes to thank the caring doctors and nurses of Henrico Doctors' Hospital for the wonderful care they gave Myrtle in her final weeks. Myrtle was greatly loved and will be deeply missed.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.