Posted on: FERRIS Obituaries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/f/e/FERRIS/obituaries?read=56 Surname: Ferris, Welsh, Hannan, Smolik ------------------------- The Hawk Eye Burlington, IA Wednesday, 11/5/1997 John Ferris John H. "Jack" Ferris, 84, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Keokuk, died at 12:56 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, 1997, in Tucson, Ariz. Born Nov. 25, 1912, in Keokuk, he was the son of Albert F. and Mary Welsh Ferris. On Nov. 25, 1936, he married Mabel V. Hannan in Warsaw, Ill. She died March 31, 1992. Mr. Ferris was a 1927 graduate of St. Peter High School in Keokuk. He lived in Farmington for many years, where he worked as a rural mail carrier for 32 years, operated a movie theater during the '40s and '50s and sang at numerous weddings and funerals. He returned to Keokuk in 1976 and moved to Tucson, Ariz., in 1994. He was an active member of All Saints Catholic Church of Keokuk, the Farmington Chamber of Commerce and Farmington School Board. Survivors include four sons, John A. Ferris of Overland Park, Kan., Michael H. Ferris of Powhatan, Va., Donald F. Ferris of Tucson, Ariz., and Joseph P. Ferris of Bayfield, Colo.; one daughter, Jane K. Smolik of Cottonwood, Ariz.; 20 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one brother, Donald C. Ferris of Algona; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by one daughter, one brother, one sister and two grandsons. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 a.m. Friday at Greaves Mortuary in Keokuk, where a Christian vigil will be at 7 p.m. The funeral for Mr. Ferris will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at All Saints Catholic Church, with the Rev. Michael Spiekermeier officiating. Burial will be in Keokuk Catholic Cemetery. A memorial has been established to All Saints Catholic Church.