Donald Joseph Ferrier was born to Howard and Lois (Marshall) Ferrier at Marshfield Blinn Clinic on October 17, 1956. He departed this life at Cox South Hospital on June 17, 2026, at the age of 69 years after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.
Donald started working at Larry’s Texaco in Conway, Missouri when he was in high school. He worked for MFA Tire and Auto in Lebanon for 29 1/2 years. After MFA he started working for Horizon Energy where he hauled propane. Later on, he drove an over the road truck until his retirement.
He traveled through 48 states and loved driving and telling stories about everything he saw in his travels. Donald never met a stranger and enjoyed helping those in need.
He loved being outdoors and piddling around the farm. He was well known for his sense of humor and vast library of one-line jokes.
He is survived by his wife Linda of 49 years; son Joe and his wife Heather, daughter, Becky and husband Dustin; grandchildren, Curtis and partner Danielle, Austyn and wife Bri, Ramsey, Alexis and husband Jeremiah, Riddoc and wife Katelyn, Emma and partner Jackson; two great-grandchildren Summer and Everett (who shared Donald’s birthday) with another great-grand child due in August; two sisters, Glenda and Judy, two brothers, Doug and David; sister in-laws Cinda and Tammy and brothers-in-law Ron and Jim. And a host of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Howard and Lois, his in-laws Glenn and Reva, a brother in-law Howard, sister in-laws Glenda and Brenda and a nephew Amos.
Visitation will be held at Day Funeral Home Marshfield, Missouri on Wednesday July 1, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Funeral services for Donald will be Thursday, July 2, 2026, at Day Funeral Home Marshfield, Missouri, at 10:00.
Burial will follow services on Thursday July 2, 2026, at Graham Cemetery in Conway, Missouri.
Arrangements are under the direction of Day Funeral Home of Marshfield. Online condolences may be made at www.dayfh.com.
June 29, 2026 update: fixed typos, removed extra sentence, updated formatting.
