John Ferrill
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John Thomas “Tom” Ferrill, age 88 formerly of Greenville, Illinois, passed away Friday, September 13, 2024, at Cornerstone Hospice House in The Villages, Florida.
John Thomas, the son of Owen Thomas and Nora Alleen Lorentz Ferrill, was born March 3, 1936, in Jackson County, Illinois. John and Patricia Ann Benoit were united in marriage on July 2, 1954. They were married in Benld, Illinois and her uncle Dallas Wood performed the outdoor ceremony. They had just celebrated their 70thwedding anniversary this year. John is survived by his wife Patricia, son George Michael Thomas Ferrill and wife Delinda of Greenville, brother Jerry Dale Ferrill and wife Lana of Troy, Illinois, and a deceased brother Allen Jay Ferill and surviving sister-in-law Melba Ferrill who lives in Collinsville.
Tom and Pat owned and operated the Bel Air Motel in Greenville from 1967 – 1975. They went on to own and operate the Best Western Motel in Wentzville, Missouri, and the Caribbean Hotel in Palm Springs, California.
Tom was accepted into the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Illinois in 1983. He belonged to Greenville Lodge 0245 for 42 years.
They returned to Greenville in 1991. Tom worked as the Director for Bond County Housing for 10 years. He retired in 2001. Tom and Pat moved to the Plantation at Leesburg in 2002 where they lived for 19 years. In 2021 they moved to Lake Port Square, an independent senior living complex in Leesburg, Florida.
Services will be held in the Montrose Mausoleum. Donnell – Wiegand Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements. Share a memory, picture, or leave the family a condolence online by visitingwww.donnellwiegand.com
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