Ferry Alvin Cady, Sr.

Other Events:

• Military: bet October 01-December 06, 1918, Pvt. Students' Army Training Corp
• Occupation: Teacher, Principal, Superintendent
• Religion: First Methodist Church, Crooksville, Ohio
• Education: 1918; Athens High School, Athens, Ohio

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OBITUARY
...CROOKSVILLE - Ferry A. Cady, 66, of Crooksville, a former Perry County school teacher and official, died at 10:45 p.m., Thursday (June 10, 1965) at his home after a brief illness.
...He was born in Columbiana County, April 10, 1899, son of Jacob and Dora Swearingen Cady. Mr. Cady was a member of Crooksville First Methodist Church, Crooksville American Legion Post 222, Paramuthia Lodge 25 at Athens, Guernsey Consistery of Cambridge, Alladin Temple at Columbus, New Lexington Elks 509, and Corning Eagles Lodge. He wa a veteran of World War I.
...Mr. Cady started his teaching career at Chauncy, Ohio in 1923, and later coached football and basketball at Port Clinton, Ohio and Crooksville, Ohio. He served as principal and superintendent of Corning schools for 12 years. In 1941 he accepted the position of superintendent at Springfield Township at East Akron, which he later resigned to work with Goodyear Aircraft Corp.
...Mr. Cady later served as Crooksville district residential salesman for the Ohio Power County for 10 yrs. He accepted the position of acting superintendent of Glouster Schools in 1961 and took the position of executive head of Newton Twp. Local School District in 1963.
...Surviving are his widow, Anita Leeth Cady, a son, Richard Leeth Cady of Crooksville, and four grandchildren. The body is at Fred L. Cannon and Sons Funeral Home at Crooksville, where friends may call. Masonic rites will be held at 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
...Services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral home with Rev. Ralph Tucker officiating. Buirial will be at the family plot in Crooksville Cemetery. (The Times Recorder, Zanesville, Ohio, June 12 1965. Information provided by Karen Mackey)

Following newspaper clips are from personal papers of F.A.: "STUDENTS START ON HIKING TOUR..A toothbrush, a safety razor, and clothes on their back comprise the camping outfits of two Athens youths who leave today on a hiking venture, destination unknown. The young men are Ferry Alvin Cady and Ted Woodworth, both Ohio University students. Finding work rather scarce and feeling the call for adventure both young men are starting out "broke" but pleased to take their chances. They are not sure just where they are going, but they stated they were going to start this noon on a full stomach and let the future take care of itself." " WALKS 800 MILES TO DELTA MEET ON BET..."Jack" Cady, student of the University of Ohio, arrived in Omaha yesterday after walking a distance of 800 miles on a bet to attend the annual session of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity to be held in Omaha, Aug. 24-27 (1921). Cady is staying at the YMCA." " 'BUMMERS' HAVING GREAT FREE TRIP...A letter was received by Mrs. J. M. Cady, 97 North Congress St. from her son, Ferry, who with Neil Rumsey and Jim Throne, Ohio University men, left Athens about a week ago on a trip to "nowhere." They left Columbus last Thursday, went thru Springfield, Dayton, Indianapolis, Brozie, Highland, Illinois, and into St. Louis, arriving there last Monday. Evidently they were quite successful in "bumming" rides. They say they are now going northwest to Kansas City and Omaha, where they will attend the Delta Tau Delta convention being held this week. They will return together on the special convention train to Chicago and will get home about Sept. 10. While in St. Louis, they stayed at the Elks Club and were treated royally. They declare that they are seeing a lot of country and are having a great time." 'FRAT BROTHER OF JACK JERPE HERE AFTER LONG HIKE...After starting out with empty pockets, save twenty-one pennies, and walking more than 800 miles on a bet, Ferry Cady, fraternity brother of Jack Jerpe, arrived in this city this morning in the caboose of a cattle train, to shake hands with his brother Jerpe and continue the homeward trip to Athens, Ohio. Cady left Athens, Aug. 2 (1921), and walked and bummed his way along country roads until he reached Omaha, the objective and the city where the annual session of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity was to be held. He attended the convention, lasting from Aug. 24 to 27, and then inveigled the railroad company to give him a free pass to ride home on cattle cars. Cady remained in this city only several hours as the guest of Jack Jerpe and then set out on the last leg of his journey. Whatever bet he has won is being kept to himself." (Information provided by Karen Mackey)

Ferry married Anita Martha Leeth on 7 May 1927 in Perry County, Ohio, United States. Anita (daughter of Orris Leeth, Sr. and Josephine Maude Roseboom) was born on 10 Mar 1905 in New Holland, Pickaway County, Ohio, United States; died on 5 Jan 1995 in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Jan 1995 in Crooksville, Perry County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]