FARRIS ARRINGTON
1926-2003

Contributed by Barbara Pollard
Gilmer Mirror 2003

Funeral service for Farris Arrington, 76, of Gilmer were held 
at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 1, at Croley Chapel with Dr. David L 
Jenkins officiating. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer 
under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Mrs. Arrington died 
Friday Aug. 29, at a Longview hospital.

She was born Dec. 15, 1926 in Upshur County to Jessie and Getrude 
Hill. She was a retired nurse, having worked at the Ragland Fenlaw 
Hospital. After retirement she worked as a private care nurse in 
the new Gilmer Hospital.

Mrs. Arrington was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW, a 
member of New Hope Baptist Church and was a lifetime resident of 
Upshur County.

She is survived by her son, Randy Arrington of Gilmer; daughter 
and son-in-law, Sandy and Audean Coppedge of Gilmer; brother, B.W. 
Hill of White Oak; grandson, Bubba Harty of Gilmer; great-
granddaughter, Sydney Harty of Gilmer; and several nieces and 
nephews, step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Arrington was preceded in death by her husband, Glynn P. 
Arrington, and by a grandson, Paul Harty.

Pallbearers were Glenn Campbell, Bill Harrison, Y.A. Hill, Kenneth 
Johnson, Edward Thompson and Clyde Woolery.