Roy Merle Ferrington Roy M. Ferrington of Ruston was born on March 16, 1929 and went to be with his Lord on July 20, 2007. Roy is a native of West Monroe. He worked for Entergy, served in the army in the Korean War and retired from Entergy after over 42 years of service. He was also a consultant for the Oglethorpe Power Company of Atlanta, Georgia for 2 and a half years and the Ruston Utility Department for 2 years. Roy's main goal was to do something for someone every day. He thought that the day was wasted if he did not mow a lawn, fix a light, or do something else to help someone in need. He was a people person who truly loved everyone he met. The Power and Light Prayer Group has met in Roy's home for approximately 10 years and they began the Power and Light Weatherization Project over five years ago. This project was born out of the group's desire to help others in the community to lower their utility bills by providing materials for weatherizing their homes. In conjunction with Student Life in Birmingham, Alabama, who provided students to do the work several weeks of the year, They have helped hundreds of people within a 20 mile radius of Ruston over the past six summers. Roy felt so strongly about helping people lower their utility bills that he wrote several articles for The Ruston Daily Leader giving helpful hints on simple ways people could lower their bills. In 1999, Roy went to the Ukraine with Helping Hands, International and helped with wiring an orphanage. Roy has assisted in several mission trips, including wiring a Spanish mission church in Center, Texas, going to Mexico with a church group and also going with Louisiana Tech's BCM to Dallas, Texas on their mission trip, as well as assisting in a number of disaster relief trips. Roy was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd and Clara Ferrington, of West Monroe, a sister, Dorothy Pinion, a brother, Foster Ferrington, and a special brother-in-law, Quinten Kiesewetter. Roy is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, June Blake Ferrington, a daughter, Kay Huffman of Ruston, a son, Trent Ferrington and wife Mia of Oxford, llew York; grandchildren, Jennifer and Matthew Huffman of Ruston, Danica and Evan Landau of Oxford, New York, Kyle Ferrington of Oxford, New York, and Ashley Ferrington, of Eastman, Georgia; sisters, Blanche Kiesewetter of West Monroe Ruth Hathaway and husband Courtland of Monroe, a special niece, Kathy "Bubbles" Sanders and husband AI of WestMonroe, numerous nieces and nephews, and special adopted families Joseph and Annie Guo and daughter Priscilla of Ruston, and Lionel and Chula Hawavitharana and son Arun. The family can be visited 5:00 – 8:00 Sunday, July 22 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston. Services for Roy will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 23, 2007 at First Baptist Church, Ruston. Officiating the services will be Dr, Chris Craig, Dr. Andy Johnson, and Brother Dayton Doughty. A private graveside service will be at Hansley Cemetery in West Monroe. Pallbearers are Matthew Huffman, Kyle Ferrington, Evan Landau, John Grantham, Julius Wink, Ron Edinger, Bobby Kranz, and Tim Connelly. Honorary pallbearers are Randolph Cage, Dave Woodman, Reverend Carl Smith, Jimmy Newsom, Rev. Bill Reed, AI Sanders, and members of the Power and Light Prayer Group: Lou Barber, Jack Dalby, Dr. Ben Haley, Charlie Hutto, Dr. Andy Johnson, Dorman Rogers, and Ansel Winham. Roy was a member and deacon of First Baptist Church Ruston. Roy loved his church and church family. He especially loved his Happy Sojourners Sunday School class. Because of this great love, the family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to First Baptist Church, Ruston or to the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com
