Eugene Murl Farr, 84, Emporia, Kansas, died at his home Sunday, October 9, 2011.
Eugene was born at Virgil, Kansas on February 2, 1927, the son of Murl and Sophia Mae (Fechter) Farr. He married Betty Jane Vogts at the Zion Lutheran Church, west of Olpe, Kansas on April 29, 1951. She died January 11, 2000 in Emporia.
Surviving family members include: three sons, Melvin Eugene Farr, and his wife Judy, Oceanside, California, Gene Orvin Farr and his wife Susan, Emporia, and Michael Wayne Farr, Emporia; three daughters, Carolyn Jean Nomura and her husband Gene, of Emporia, Sharon Rae Mayers and her husband Brian, of Emporia, and JoAnn Cuadra and her husband Robert, of Emporia; a nephew that he helped raise, David Overturf of Texas; grandchildren, Jonathan Farr and his wife Stephania, Christopher Farr, Jennifer Abdine and her husband Derek, Brian Nomura and his wife Rachel, Steven Nomura, Kristin Nomura, Taylor Mayers, Andrew Mayers, Elizabeth Farr, Jacob Farr, Matthew Cuadra, and Aaron Cuadra; and great-granddaughter, Madilyn Sakura Nomura.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Brenda Jane Farr, who died at birth; and three brothers, Loren, Lloyd, and Orville Farr.
He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church where he had served as an usher and trustee.
Mr. Farr had been a route salesman early in his life, working for Kitty Clover and Rainbow Bakery, and he also worked for Braums Dairy. He was a carpenter in the Emporia area and most recently had worked for Keith Thomas.
Funeral Services will be at Messiah Lutheran Church on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 10:30 AM. The service will be conducted by Pastor Norbert Tegtmeier of the church. Interment will be in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, west of Olpe, Kansas.
The family will receive friends at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home Wednesday evening, October 12, 2011 from 7:00 until 8:00 P.M.
A memorial has been established for an education fund for his great-granddaughter, Madilyn Sakura Nomura. Contributions may be sent in care of the funeral home. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Eugene Murl Farr, please visit our flower store.
Eugene was born at Virgil, Kansas on February 2, 1927, the son of Murl and Sophia Mae (Fechter) Farr. He married Betty Jane Vogts at the Zion Lutheran Church, west of Olpe, Kansas on April 29, 1951. She died January 11, 2000 in Emporia.
Surviving family members include: three sons, Melvin Eugene Farr, and his wife Judy, Oceanside, California, Gene Orvin Farr and his wife Susan, Emporia, and Michael Wayne Farr, Emporia; three daughters, Carolyn Jean Nomura and her husband Gene, of Emporia, Sharon Rae Mayers and her husband Brian, of Emporia, and JoAnn Cuadra and her husband Robert, of Emporia; a nephew that he helped raise, David Overturf of Texas; grandchildren, Jonathan Farr and his wife Stephania, Christopher Farr, Jennifer Abdine and her husband Derek, Brian Nomura and his wife Rachel, Steven Nomura, Kristin Nomura, Taylor Mayers, Andrew Mayers, Elizabeth Farr, Jacob Farr, Matthew Cuadra, and Aaron Cuadra; and great-granddaughter, Madilyn Sakura Nomura.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Brenda Jane Farr, who died at birth; and three brothers, Loren, Lloyd, and Orville Farr.
He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church where he had served as an usher and trustee.
Mr. Farr had been a route salesman early in his life, working for Kitty Clover and Rainbow Bakery, and he also worked for Braums Dairy. He was a carpenter in the Emporia area and most recently had worked for Keith Thomas.
Funeral Services will be at Messiah Lutheran Church on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 10:30 AM. The service will be conducted by Pastor Norbert Tegtmeier of the church. Interment will be in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, west of Olpe, Kansas.
The family will receive friends at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home Wednesday evening, October 12, 2011 from 7:00 until 8:00 P.M.
A memorial has been established for an education fund for his great-granddaughter, Madilyn Sakura Nomura. Contributions may be sent in care of the funeral home. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Eugene Murl Farr, please visit our flower store.
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