Gale H. Ferris, Sr. Obituary (1937

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Gale Howard Ferris, Sr. Mr. Gale Howard Ferris, Sr., age 78, of Canaan, Indiana entered this life on July 26, 1937 on the Storm Farm near Canaan, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late, Harold Arnold and Robena Cole Ferris. Gale grew up in Canaan area and attended Canaan Elementary, graduated from Central High School on Ryker's Ridge in 1955. He was a 1959 graduate of Ball State Teachers College and received his Masters of Arts in Education in 1964. Gale was united in marriage on November 26, 1966 to Eleanor Jean Johnston at the First Presbyterian Church in Aurora, Indiana. This happy union of nearly 49 years was blessed with five children. Gale taught at South Dearborn School Corporation for 33 years, retiring in 1992. He had taught Science in the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Gale raised rare breed poultry for the past 60 years. He was named a Sagamore of the Wabash by former Governor Evan Bayh in 1996. Gale was president of the Canaan Restoration Council for over 50 years and the Canaan Fall Festival. Member and elder of the Jefferson Presbyterian Church near Canaan; served as secretary/treasurer of the Canaan Utilities Corp.; the Jefferson County Preservation Council; Jefferson County Health Board; director of Jefferson County Farm Bureau; Canaan Community Academy School Board; and currently serving as the Shelby Township Trustee since 2000. In his spare time he enjoyed flea markets, raising rare breed poultry, drawing, sketching, writing in his journal, tending to his garden, and collecting presidential memorabilia. He loved being with his family, he especially enjoyed his grandchildren. Gale passed suddenly from this life on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 1:27 p.m. following heart surgery at Kentuckiana Medical Center in Clarksville, Indiana with his loving family at his side. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Gale will be missed by his loving wife of nearly forty nine years, Eleanor Jean Johnston Ferris of Canaan, Indiana; his loving daughter, Beth McCool and her husband, Larry of Versailles, Indiana; his loving sons, Gale H. Ferris, Jr. and his wife, Jennifer of Indianapolis, Indiana, Scott Ferris and his wife, Nicole of Madison, Indiana; his sisters, Wanda Shook of Versailles, Indiana, Connie Bentley of Madison, Indiana, Penny Jo Barnes Brim of Canaan, Indiana; his loving grandchildren, George, Megan, Hunter, Chloe and Logan Ferris; Jordan and Kyle McCool; his brother in law and sister in law, Kenneth and Mieko Johnston of Aurora, Indiana; several nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Harold A. Ferris, died June 23, 1966, his mother, Robena Cole Ferris, died December 10, 2009, an unnamed infant son, his daughter, Lisa Lynn Ferris, died October 29, 1968, his brothers in law, Tony Shook, Daniel Louis Brim, Don Bentley and Ronald Johnston. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., by Pastor Ed Roberts at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Canaan Cemetery in Canaan, Indiana VISITATION Friends may call Monday from 3:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Jefferson Presbyterian Church or the Indian-Kentuck Baptist Church or the Canaan Cemetery Association. Cards are available at the funeral home. Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Gale H. Ferris, Sr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.