Marjorie Mary Fey Farris

1937 - 2025

Marjorie Mary Fey Farris

June 17, 1937 - October 30, 2025

Richmond, Kentucky - Marjorie Mary Fey Farris, 88, of Richmond, passed into history on October 30, 2025. Marjorie was born on June 17, 1937 on a farm near the small rural town of Anthon, Iowa, daughter of the late Donald William Fey and Bernice Ashley Fey. Marjorie will be remembered for her humor, her passion for learning, and her strength in the face of adversity.

Although she contracted debilitating polio at three months old, Marjorie defied expectations by learning to walk. She continued to defy expectations for the rest of her life. She joined her college hiking club, traveled extensively, and learned to ride a therapeutic horse in her 70s. She was a teacher, a singer, and a voracious reader. Marjorie graduated from Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska in 1963 and went on to earn two Master's Degrees from Eastern Kentucky University: one in English at the age of 52 and another in history at the age of 77. After a long and varied career, Marjorie retired in 2007 as Executive Director of Project Read, an adult literacy organization in Madison County.

Marjorie asked to be remembered as someone who thought life "was a great ride, a hoot." She was irreverent, unconventional, and she loved a good joke. She said that living on this good, green earth was a great privilege, and she tried to pay for that privilege by leaving happy memories behind.

Marjorie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Joseph E. Farris, Jr.; brothers Bill Fey and Bruce Fey and sister-in-law Kate Fey; and her closest friend, Carol Teague. She is survived by her daughter, Ashley (Mike) Trimble and step-daughter Debbie (Bill) Atwell; granddaughters Clementine Trimble, Josephine Trimble, and Elizabeth (Josh) Brumley; sister-in-law Sue Fey; nieces Kammy (Don) Armstrong, Megan (Ryan) Schultz, Josie Fey, and Rebecca (Adam) Barnes; nephews Beau (Meagan) Fey, Brett (Katherine) Fey, and Boyd (Stacey) Fey; and many adored great-nieces and nephews. She also leaves behind many special friends, including Sandy McCord, Bruce and Sandee Bonar, Hee Young Shin, Reyne Johnson, and the Marin family.

A celebration of Marjorie's life will be held in the spring. Contributions to her memory may be made to Rotary International's PolioPlus Fund or the Humane Society. The best memorial one can have is that survivors work to make this a better world.

Condolences may be made at Oldham, Roberts, and Powell Funeral Home (www.orpfh.com), Richmond, KY.