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Ralph Marion Farrington

16 May 1911 – 24 Mar 1985

Birth	16 May 1911
Death	24 Mar 1985
Cemetery	Warren County Memorial Park Monmouth , Warren County , Illinois , USA
Added by	dhutson on 10 Feb 2020
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48500520

Bio

Son of Hugh Marshall Ferrington and his wife Margaret Elizabeth Coats. Ralph was one of two of their children who was given the name "Farrington" as opposed to "Ferrington" on their birth certificates. Ralph used that spelling, while his brother Lewis Clark Farrington was adopted, with his name changed to Louis M. Emery. There are two notable exceptions - the Warren County Marriage Index registers list his name as Ralph Ferrington, and his obituary in a number of area newspapers also gave his name as Ralph Ferrington. Ralph attended the rural school at Coldbrook, then worked and farmed locally. He served with the Corps of Engineers in Europe during World War II (1943-1945). Ralph then worked for Wells Pet Food in Monmouth, retiring in 1975. Ralph was a member of the Monmouth VFW Post. He was an avid rodeo fan and enjoyed professional wrestling. He also enjoyed listening and talking on CB radio, known locally by the handle "Fuzz". Ralph married Margaret Helen Tarr on 3 October 1931. She passed away in 1970. They were the parents of six children: Donald E., of Galesburg; Rosemary, who died in 1944; Connie Lou, of Monmouth; Richard Lee, of Madison, Wisconsin; Roger Dean, who died in 1984; and Elaine Redd, of Monmouth. Also surviving are his sisters, Hazel Reynolds, of Monmouth; Edna Kniss, of Victoria; and his brother, Louis Emery, of Denver, Colorado.

Inscription

PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II

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Family

Parents

• Hugh Marshall Ferrington 1868–1926
• Margaret Elizabeth Coats Wright 1882–1959

Spouse

• Margaret Helen Tarr Farrington 1913–1970 FaG

Siblings

• Wanda Marie Ferrington 1900–1918
• Ruth Lucille Ferrington Huntley 1903–1977
• Elmer Hugh Ferrington 1904–1967
• Hazel Olive Ferrington Reynolds 1907–2003
• Edna Pearl Ferrington Kniss 1909–1987
• Kenneth Creigh Ferrington 1914–1944
• Louis Moreland Emery 1918–1998

Children

• Donald Eugene Farrington 1932–1987 FaG
• Rose Mary Farrington 1933–1944 FaG
• Mrs Connie Lou Farrington Guess 1936–2021 FaG
• Richard Lee Farrington Sr 1940–2010 FaG
• Roger Dean Farrington 1943–1984 FaG
• Elaine Farrington Redd 1947–2001 FaG

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