67 year old Rachel May Johnson Ferrell of Midway died Monday at NHC of McMinnville. She was employed by Pinehill Plastics in Greenhill. Ferrell was also a member of the Covenant Fellowship in Morrison. The funeral will be Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Kenny McNatt will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.; Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.; and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 1:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe E. Ferrell; parents, James and Bertha Holt Johnson; two brothers, James Howard Johnson and George Wesley Johnson; and two sisters, Sarah Evelyn Johnson and Katherine Beard. Survivors include two sons, Mark and wife Marsha Ferrell and Joe Ferrell all of Midway. Three brothers, Dennis Lester Johnson of Franklin, Ronald Eugene Johnson of Thompson Station, Robert and wife Gladys Johnson of Mount Pleasant. Two sisters, Mary Frances and husband Ross Barnes of Sparta and Linda Allene and husband Ralph McCormack of McMinnville. One grandchild, Gabrielle Elyse Ferrell. Several nieces and nephews also survive including a special niece, Sarah Jane McCormack, and best friend, Annie Martin. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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