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Funeral Services Held For Area Marine Killed In Afghanistan
August 18, 2009
Marine Lance Cpl. Bruce “Bubba” Ferrell Jr., 21, was buried Monday at a small cemetery in Perdido, next to his sister who also died at the age of 21.
The marine from Perdido, Ala., was killed a week ago Sunday night in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb. Tuesday, a capacity crowd filled the Bay Minette Civic Center for his funeral with full military honors. Mourners listened as the man called “Bubba” was remembered fondly by those that knew him.
He was buried Monday afternoon at Bryars-McGill Cemetery near Perdido next to Danielle Denise Whatley, his sister who died in an automobile accident in 2006.
His body arrived by plane Sunday morning at the Mobile Regional Airport. The body was escorted back to the Bay Minette Civic Center by the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and the Patriot Guard. Hundreds lined the route, waving flags and homemade signs honoring Ferrell for his military service.
Ferrell joined the Marine Corps in November 2007, and was promoted to rank of lance corporal. His unit deployed to Afghanistan in May of this year as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
He was a gradate of Baldwin County High School where he was an honor student and a member of the JROTC program.
Ferrell was a member of Fox Company, a rifle unit of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Regiment of the Marine Corps. His tour of duty was scheduled to be just seven months.
He was recently engaged to be married.
Pictured: Scenes from the funeral of Marine Lance Cpl. Bruce “Bubba” Ferrell Jr., 21, in Bay Minette. Photos courtesy WEAR TV 3 for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “Funeral Services Held For Area Marine Killed In Afghanistan”
For those of us who wanted to join but couldn’t because of medical issues i want to say thank you and hooorah!!!!!!!!!!! to the family i’m sorry for your loss and i hope that God sees you throughthis tryong time.
My condolences to the Ferrell family in this tragic loss of such an upstanding, brave young man. May God give you strength day by day and hope for tomorrow, as only God can do.
My heart goes out to this family and his friends. May God give them peace and comfort in the days ahead.
The blessings of a loving God be with this family and comfort them in their greef.
I too, have walked the sorrowful path of the loss of a child. There is NO pain greater. However, I found my faith and memories, something that death cannot
distroy, has help greatly in the healing process.
my you rest in peace young man. it was a nobel thing you did…serving our country!!!