UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 3)*

                         First Federal Bancshares, Inc.
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    32021B103
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2004
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

[X]    Rule 13d-1(b)
[   ]  Rule 13d-1(c)
[   ]  Rule 13d-1(d)

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).





CUSIP No. 32021B103
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1. Names of Reporting Persons.
   I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

   First Financial Fund, Inc.
   13-3341573
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
        (a)
        (b)
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization          Maryland
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Number of                       5. Sole Voting Power:        79,638
Shares
Beneficially                    6. Shared Voting Power:           0
Owned by
Each Reporting                  7. Sole Dispositive Power:        0
Person With
                                8. Shared Dispositive Power: 79,638

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9. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person.      79,638
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions)
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)        6.05%

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12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IV
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                                  SCHEUDLE 13G
Item 1.

          (a)  NAME OF ISSUER: First Federal Bancshares, Inc.

          (b)  ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S  PRINCIPAL  EXECUTIVE  OFFICES:109 East Depot
               Street Colchester, Illinois 62326

Item 2.

          (a)  NAME OF PERSON FILING: First Financial Fund, Inc.

          (b)  ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE,  RESIDENCE:1680
               38th Street, Suite 800 Boulder, Colorado 80301

          (c)  CITIZENSHIP: Maryland

          (d)  TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES: Common Stock

          (e)  CUSIP NUMBER: 320228109

Item 3. Type of Person Filing Pursuant to  ss.ss.240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or
(c):

     Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act
     of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).

Item 4. Ownership.

          (a)  AMOUNT   BENEFICIALLY   OWNED:  First  Financial  Fund,  Inc.,  a
               registered  closed-end  investment  company,  may be  deemed  the
               beneficial owner of 79,638 shares of common stock of the Issuer.

          (b)  PERCENT OF CLASS: 6.05%

          (c)  VOTING AND DISPOSITIVE  POWER: First Financial Fund, Inc. has the
               sole  power to vote or to  direct  the vote and  shared  power to
               dispose or to direct the  disposition  of 79,638 shares of common
               stock of the Issuer.  First Financial Fund, Inc. has shared power
               to vote or to direct  the vote and sole  power to  dispose  or to
               direct the disposition of 0 shares of common stock of the Issuer.

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this  statement  is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof
the  reporting  person has ceased to be the  beneficial  owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not applicable.

Item 7.  Identification  and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not applicable.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not applicable.

Item 10. Certification

     By signing  below I certify  that,  to the best of my knowledge and belief,
     the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary
     course of business  and were not  acquired and are not held for the purpose
     of or with the effect of changing or influencing  the control of the issuer
     of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with
     or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

                                    SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated:  February 14, 2005

FIRST FINANCIAL FUND, INC.

By: /s/ Stephen C. Miller
Name:    Stephen C. Miller
Title:   President