Faunlee W. Ferrell. 85 passed away October 14, 2011 at Ann Pearl Nursing Facility, Kaneohe, HI. She was the daughter of Arleigh and Betha (Shelton) Ferrell. She was born in Rogersville near Springfield, Missouri on September 19, 1926. She was the first born child, a brother (Floyd Ferrell) and a sister (Betty A. Ferrell) were born 7 and 8 years later. They grew up in the Great Depression Era.
She married Marion Eugene (Gene) Workman at age 15 and had a son and a daughter all before she was 21 years old. Her husband served in WWII and was gone for 27 months. The marriage did not last. She lived in St. Louis, Missouri, briefly in Florida and then back to the St. Louis area until 1977 when she moved to Hawaii to join her daughter and family.
She was preceded in death by her son, Captain Donald R. Workman, a 1968 graduate of the United Stats Military Academy at West Point. He died a hero in Vietnam in 1970. His name is on The Wall.
She worked as a secretary for Heide & Cook and Bishop Trust in Honolulu, Hawaii for several years before retiring.
She loved walking from her apartment in Makiki to Ala Moana Shopping Center and back again. She did the Great Aloha Run for many years.
She enjoyed an Alaskan Cruise with her daughter and family and a great grandson, Michael. It was a trip she would never forget.
She is survived by her daughter, Karin J. Loke, Kailua, HI and her husband, Michael K. F. Loke, three grandchildren; Eric L. K. Loke, Irvine, CA and his wife Frances, Christine L.H. Loke, Kailua, HI and her husband Roberto E. Viernes and Jason L. K. Loke, Honolulu, HI, and three great grandchildren; Matthew C. L. Loke and Noah C. W. Loke, Irvine, CA and Michael C. S. Loke-Viernes, Kailua, HI. A brother, Floyd Ferrell, Rolla, Missouri and a sister, Betty A. Ferrell, West Palm Beach, Florida and many cousins in the springfield, Missouri area including Bertsel Johnson, Ozark, Missouri.
She suffered a massive stroke three and a half years ago and was confined to Ann Pearl Nursing Facility since then. Her faithful cousin Bertsel, from Missouri, sent her a get well card every single week and also called her consistently every other week all that time.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 AM Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Borthwick Mortuary, Honolulu, HI. Visitation will begin at 8:30 AM. Burial will follow in Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery in Kaneohe, HI at 11:00 AM.
Pallbearers will be her son-in-law Michael K. F. Loke, her grandson, Jason L. K. Loke and her granddaughter's husband, Roberto E. Viernes.
No viewing is planned.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to The American Heart Association, 677 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 600, Honolulu, HI 96813 in honor of Faunlee Ferrell.
Condolences may be sent to: Michael and Karin Loke, 1350 Kahili Street, Kailua, HI 96734.
Here is a poem she had kept that was special to her:
God hath not promised skies always blue,
Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through;
God hath not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow
Peace without pain
But God hath promised strength for the day,
Rest for the labor, light for the way,
Grace for the trials, help from above,
Unfailing sympathy, undying love.
Arrangements under the direction of Borthwick Mortuary, Honolulu, HI.
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