Benjamin Gregory Ferrell, 49, died unexpectedly Saturday, December 16, 2017. Born in Hampton, he lived in the Tidewater area all of his life until 6 months ago when he relocated to North Carolina for his job. A very hard worker, he was employed by Boddie Noell Enterprises for the last 20 years working his way up from Service Technician to Senior Service Technician to Regional Facilities Manager to Director of Facilities Management. He worked very hard to provide for his family.

An avid baseball fan, he loved the Baltimore Orioles, and enjoyed playing golf. For seven years he coached his son's travel baseball team, the Virginia Titans. In his younger years he was a speed skater. Greg was the life of any party with his infectious laugh and larger than life personality.

A wonderful son, brother, husband and father, he leaves behind a legacy. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife of 26 years, Laura H. Ferrell; three children, Zach, Chase and Jenna Ferrell; his father, James D. Ferrell and his wife, Carol; his mother, Sandra W. Ferrell; his sister, Lisa Graham and her husband, Mike; a niece, Heather; two nephews, Mark and Travis; and his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Lynn and Jerry Hunter. He was preceded in death by his brother, David Michael Ferrell and his grandparents.

The family will receive friends from 5-7pm Thursday, December 21, 2017 at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home followed by a funeral service beginning at 7. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Friday, December 22, 2017 at Parklawn Memorial Park.