Allen Keith Ferrell. 85 of Ozark Missouri, passed away on Friday May 10, 2019.
Allen was born July 1, 1933 to James Ferrell and Irma Elkins Ferrell, Urbana Missouri. He had an older sister Ginny and a younger sister Mary, who recently preceded him in death.
March 21, 1953 he married Karol Kay Martin. in 2002, after 49 years of marriage, she passed away. Two sons Allen Keith Ferrell II (Rusty) and Jack Ferrell were born. He is survived by those two sons and a daughter-in-law Michelle. Other survivors include several grandchildren and step grandchildren, along with three great grandsons. In 2004 he married Mary Wallace who passed away 5 years ago.
Allen was a bricklayer and was a lifetime member of The Bricklayers Union. His exceptional talent was often requested by numerous commercial builders. He was know for doing more intricate and complex brick, stone and block work in the area.
He built a stock car with Vernon McCracken that they campaigned in the 1960's. Following that, he pitted for Don Kordalis. His greatest passion though was building and saving old hot rod fords mostly from the 1930's.
A Memorial Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2019, at Greenlawn Funeral Home East.