Reed Brantley Parr, born December 28, 1906, in DeWitt County, Texas, died November 13, 1998, in San Marcos. She was the widow of Lewis A. Parr, of LaPryor, who preceded her in death in 1980. Reed Parr was the youngest daughter among the eight children born to Rena Scott and Arnold H. Brantley. One brother and sister-in-law, Harold C. and Evelyn Brantley, survive; along with a number of nieces and nephews. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in San Marcos, the San Marcos Association of Performing Arts, the Hays County Historical Commission, past-president of the San Marcos Association of Retired Teachers, the Friends of Fine Arts, the Heritage Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred. The Texas Historical Commission named her volunteer of the year in 1995, recognizing her many contributions. Mrs. Parr was honored by SWTU in various ways. She received the Key of Excellence Award and the Alumni Achiever Award. The 11th floor assembly room of the J. C. Kellam Building has been named the Reed Brantley Parr Room. Mrs. Parr established the Lewis A. and Reed Brantley Parr Scholarship Program in Music, and her estate gift will create the Lewis A. and Reed Brantley Parr Presidential Endowment. Services at the Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary, Uvalde, Texas, at 2:00 p.m. November 14, 1998, will be followed by interment in the Uvalde Cemetery. Another service in celebration of her life will be held November 16, 1998, at 2:00 p.m. in the first Methodist Church, 129 Hutchinson Street, San Marcos, Texas. The Reverend Milam Allison Brantley, of Wimberley, will officiate at both services.
Reed Brantley Parr, born December 28, 1906, in DeWitt County, Texas, died November 13, 1998, in San Marcos. She was the widow of Lewis A. Parr, of LaPryor, who preceded her in death in 1980. Reed Parr was the youngest daughter among the eight children born to Rena Scott and Arnold H. Brantley. One brother and sister-in-law, Harold C. and Evelyn Brantley, survive; along with a number of nieces and nephews. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in San Marcos, the San Marcos Association of Performing Arts, the Hays County Historical Commission, past-president of the San Marcos Association of Retired Teachers, the Friends of Fine Arts, the Heritage Association, Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred. The Texas Historical Commission named her volunteer of the year in 1995, recognizing her many contributions. Mrs. Parr was honored by SWTU in various ways. She received the Key of Excellence Award and the Alumni Achiever Award. The 11th floor assembly room of the J. C. Kellam Building has been named the Reed Brantley Parr Room. Mrs. Parr established the Lewis A. and Reed Brantley Parr Scholarship Program in Music, and her estate gift will create the Lewis A. and Reed Brantley Parr Presidential Endowment. Services at the Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary, Uvalde, Texas, at 2:00 p.m. November 14, 1998, will be followed by interment in the Uvalde Cemetery. Another service in celebration of her life will be held November 16, 1998, at 2:00 p.m. in the first Methodist Church, 129 Hutchinson Street, San Marcos, Texas. The Reverend Milam Allison Brantley, of Wimberley, will officiate at both services.
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