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Walter F. "Buddy" Farrish, Jr.

March 6, 1933 — March 31, 2016

"Sea-Fever"

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face, and a grey dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

By John Masefield (1878-1967).
(English Poet Laureate, 1930-1967.)

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Our precious husband, father and grandfather, Walter Franklin "Buddy" Farrish, Jr. , 83, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at his home

Born March 06, 1933 at Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Walter Franklin and Wanda Elizabeth Burruss Farrish, Sr..

Buddy was a 1951 graduate of Collins High School in Oak Hill and a graduate of Concord College.

As successful businessman, Walt retired from IBM having worked as a marketer for 25 years. He and Peggy owned General Business Service in Oak Hill.

Other than his family Walt had two great loves in his life - music and sea.

He leaves behind his adoring family which includes his loving wife, Margaret "Peggy" McClaskey Farrish; his four children, Joy Farrish of Oak Hill, Beth Ann Farrish Frommer of Jensen Beach, FL; Amy Jo Farrish of Oak Hill and Walter F. Farrish, III of Oak Hill; and grandchildren, Maris Quinn Frommer, Samantha Nibert, Dawson Nibert, and Walter F. Farrish, IV.

Funeral services will be on Monday, April 4, 2016 at 2:30 PM with Rev. Alvin Angle officiating. Burial will be at High Lawn Memorial Park, Oak Hill. Friends may call one hour prior to the service on Monday at the funeral home.

The family requests in lieu of flowers that donations be made to Oak Hill/Collins High Alumni Association at PO Box462, Oak Hill, WV 25901.

Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com



Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, WV
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