Birth date: Feb 15, 1924 Death date: Sep 16, 2011
CHARLESTON, IL - Dr. D. Ferrel Atkins, age 87 of Charleston, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2011 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon, Illinois. In accordance with Ferrel's wishes his earthly body will be cremated. Read Obituary
there will NEVER be another Park Ranger like Ferrel! We miss him and we love him.
I was the former Signmaker at Rocky Mtn. Nat. Park, and Ferril and I were good friends.he was like an older brother to me. Ferril will be greatly missed at Rocky Mtn. I always enjoyed seeing him in his "Old Style Ranger Uniform" (knee high boo
I was privileged to spend time with Dr. Atkins at EIU. I was challenged as his student and advisee.I'm still working with computers 31 years later. I also got to enjoy time with Dr. Atkins in Rocky Mountain National Park. After moving there, I wou
Anita & I have known Ferrel for over 20 years. We loved visiting with him in RMNP and listening to his programs. I've lost track of how many times we attended his Western History program. Ferrel was a wonderful story teller. RMNP has lost a va
Ferrel spent several days with a group of librarians who were doing some practicum work at rmnp. What a fine gentleman and story teller. Memories of a warm afternoon on the porch of the William Allen White cabin while he told the tale of White and his
