Virginia Jarrell

Virginia "Jennie Sue" Jarrell, daughter of the late George "Boge" & Ethel Aldridge Ferguson, was born in Bloomfield, Missouri on July 4, 1937, and passed away at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri on February 22, 2011, at the age of 73 years, 7 months and 18 days. Mrs. Jarrell had lived in the Dexter area most of her life. She was of the Baptist faith and had worked in the past at the International Hat Factory and was a care giver for many area families. On October 17, 1953, she was married to Carl Otto Jarrell. He preceded her in death on October 27, 2006. Surviving are one daughter, Jan Davis of Dexter, Missouri; three sons, Richard Jarrell of Lawton, Oklahoma, Gordon Jarrell and Scott Jarrell both of Dexter, Missouri; five grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; four sisters, Verline McCollough of Puxico, Missouri, Betty Tipton of Montrose, Michigan, Peggy Lynn of Durand, Michigan, Patty Lynn of St. Johns, Michigan; and one half-brother, Dicky Ferguson. Many other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by a sister, Polly Miller, her step-mother who helped raise her, Edna Aldridge Ferguson, and son-in-law, Jerry F. Davis. Friends may visit on Thursday, February 24, 2011, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 25, 2011 at 11:00 AM in the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter, Missouri with Darrell Penberthy officiating. Interment will be in the Missouri Veteran's Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter, Missouri in charge of arrangements.