Donald Miller Ferrell, 83, passed away on August 1, 2017. In 1952 Don enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, served in Freising, Germany for 2 ½ years and returned to finish his service at March AFB, CA working as a radio operator.  He was honorably discharged in 1957. Don attended San Diego State University while he worked for United Press International as a reporter. In 1962 he moved to Santa Rosa, CA and worked for the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, and later for the Sacramento Daily Bee as a court reporter. In August of 1968 he went to the University of Missouri in Columbia to complete his Masters Degree. In 1969 he accepted a professor position at ASU. In 1972 he went back to teach Journalism at the University of Missouri. In 1975, he moved to Jackson, MS and worked as the Editor for the Clarion Ledger Newspaper. In 1977, he began teaching at Cal State Long Beach. Don went on sabbatical in 1979 working as the Editor at the Texarkana Gazette Record. In 1980 he returned to Cal State Long Beach. He moved to Moscow, ID in 1984 and worked for WSU as a Student Publications Director. In 1990 he moved to the Parkline area near St. Maries, ID. He retired from WSU in 1995. Don is survived by his wife, Joyce, a daughter, a son, three grandchildren, one great grandchild and two siblings. He is preceded in death by two brothers. There are no services at this time.