NAOMI LOVE

MOREHOUSE -- Naomi Ferrell Love, 81, of Morehouse died Saturday, Sept. 5, 1998, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

She was born Oct. 25, 1916, at Bertrand, daughter of Paul P. and Ora Lee Miles Ferrell. She and Leland E. Love were married on June 7, 1941, at Rockford, Ill. He died Aug. 22, 1995.

She lived in Morehouse most of her life, was the first woman to serve on the Morehouse City Council and served as a Democratic committeewoman.

She worked at Payne's Store for 21 years.

She was a member of the Morehouse First General Baptist Church and the Morehouse Order of the Eastern Star 450.

Survivors include a brother, Dr. Guy V. Ferrell of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

She was also preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.

Friends may call at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Morehouse from 5 to 8 p.m. today, with an Eastern Star service at 7.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First General Baptist Church in Morehouse. The Rev. Randy Thomas will officiate, with burial in the Essex Cemetery in Essex.