FARRILL, Mary E.

        Mary E. Farrill, 95, of Joplin, Mo., died April 15, 2005. Funeral service for Mary Elizabeth Farrill, will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at First Presbyterian Church, Chelsea, with Pastor Mark Lyon officiating. Burial will follow at Chelsea Cemetery under the direction of Chelsea Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, and family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A reception in honor of Mary will be held from 7 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, in the parlor of First Presbyterian Church, 6th and Pearl, Joplin, Mo.
        Mary died Friday, April 15, 2005, at Spring River Christian Village, Joplin, Mo., at the age of 95. The daughter of Homer A. and Bertha Frakes was born March 12, 1910, in Chelsea. She graduated from Chelsea High School in 1927. Mary attended Oklahoma College for Women, Oklahoma State University and received her bachelor s degree in education from Northeastern State College.
        She met her husband, Keese (Hoss) Farrill, while she was a student working at the campus library. They were married Oct. 27, 1935, in Claremore, Okla. Mary and Hoss were both teachers in the Chelsea school system for a combined total of 79 years of service. Mary lived in Chelsea for 80 years before moving to Carl Junction, Mo., to live closer to her son and grandchildren. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Chelsea, Oklahoma and National Education Associations, Eastern Stars, and Delphian Review Club.
        Mary is preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Hoss, in 1989 and sons, Robert Lee and Homer Austin Farrill. Survivors include son, Beauford Buck and his wife, Vicki grandchildren, Kellee Uber and husband, Ray, Blake Farrill and wife, Amanda, Jamie Farrill, Sandra Bennett and husband, Leland, Robert Farrill and wife, Kaoru Farrill, Jim, Todd and Don Farrill daughter-in-law, Nobu Farrill sister, Betty Underwood and 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 11, Chelsea, Okla., 74016, or Chelsea Public Library, 637 Olive, Chelsea, Okla., 74016.