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Gary Lee Ferren

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Birth	:	5 Nov 1950 Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	6 Jul 1974 Lyon County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.4202995, -96.2055969
Plot	:	Section A - Lot W 1/2 104 - Space 3
Description	:	The Emporia Gazette, 26 March 1975, Wednesday SCHOLARSHIP FUND ESTABLISHED FOR GARY FERREN AT E-STATE A new scholarship fund has been established at Emporia State College in memory of Gary Ferren, and E-State student who was killed in a train-automobile accident last summer. The first recipient for the Gary Ferren Memorial Scholarship will be selected for the 1975-1976 school year according to James Meyer, Assistant to the President for Development and Public Affairs. Income from the Gary Ferren Memorial Scholarship Fund, established by his family, friends, and the proceeds from the Gary Ferren Invitatiobal Slo-Pitch tournament held last summer in Emporia, will be... Read More	The Emporia Gazette, 26 March 1975, Wednesday SCHOLARSHIP FUND ESTABLISHED FOR GARY FERREN AT E-STATE A new scholarship fund has been established at Emporia State College in memory of Gary Ferren, and E-State student who was killed in a train-automobile accident last summer. The first recipient for the Gary Ferren Memorial Scholarship will be selected for the 1975-1976 school year according to James Meyer, Assistant to the President for Development and Public Affairs. Income from the Gary Ferren Memorial Scholarship Fund, established by his family, friends, and the proceeds from the Gary Ferren Invitatiobal Slo-Pitch tournament held last summer in Emporia, will be used for scholarships for needy students at Emporia State. Preference will be given upper-class students majoring in biology who have at least a "C" average. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Ferren, 22 St. Commercial St., Mr. Ferren grew up in Emporia and attended Lowther Junior High School and was graduated from Emporia High School. He enlisted in the army and served as a medic, one year in the U.S. and last year in Germany. He returned to Emporia and was majoring in field biology at Emporia State. Mr. Ferren enjoyed the out-of-doors and planned to become a forest ranger. He was a member of the Kansas Bow Hunter Association and the Fred Bear Hunters Association. He also was a catcher on the Penny's Ready Mix softball team. Mr. Ferren was on his way to a Slo-Pitch Tournament in Reading when he was killed in a car-train accident.

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Where is Gary Lee Ferren's memorial?
Gary Lee Ferren's memorial is located at: Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, USA.
When did Gary Lee Ferren death?
Gary Lee Ferren death on 6 Jul 1974 in Lyon County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 38.4202995
Longitude: -96.2055969

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Virgil H. Ferren

(1907 - 1975)

Helen E. Blakely Ferren

(1915 - 1998)

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