A native of Clarksville, he was a son of the late Robert Lee and Ethel Adkins Farmer, attended the University of the Ozarks, and was a decorated veteran of World War II having been stationed in the Aleutian Islands and having seen combat in the European Theatre of War. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Conway, a deacon in the Presbyterian Church, and a retired farmer and rancher.
Other survivors include his widow, Ruth Boddie Farmer; one daughter and son-in-law, Heber and Stephen McKissack of Conway; two grandsons and granddaughters-in-law, Marshal and Amy McKissack and Martin and Kelly McKissack of Conway; granddaughter, Marie McKissack of Conway; three great-grandchildren, Kelsey McKissack, Macy McKissack, and Jackson McKissack, all of Conway; one sister, Gladys Ruth Farmer of Little Rock; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held at 3 p.m. Monday, July 16, at the First Presbyterian Church of Conway.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 2400 Prince Street, Conway, AR 72032, the Susie Maude Pittman Endowed Theatre Scholarship, % the University of the Ozarks, 415 North College Avenue, Clarksville, AR 72830, or Woodland Heights Baptist Church, 4215 Prince Street, Conway, AR 72032.
A native of Clarksville, he was a son of the late Robert Lee and Ethel Adkins Farmer, attended the University of the Ozarks, and was a decorated veteran of World War II having been stationed in the Aleutian Islands and having seen combat in the European Theatre of War. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Conway, a deacon in the Presbyterian Church, and a retired farmer and rancher.
Other survivors include his widow, Ruth Boddie Farmer; one daughter and son-in-law, Heber and Stephen McKissack of Conway; two grandsons and granddaughters-in-law, Marshal and Amy McKissack and Martin and Kelly McKissack of Conway; granddaughter, Marie McKissack of Conway; three great-grandchildren, Kelsey McKissack, Macy McKissack, and Jackson McKissack, all of Conway; one sister, Gladys Ruth Farmer of Little Rock; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held at 3 p.m. Monday, July 16, at the First Presbyterian Church of Conway.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 2400 Prince Street, Conway, AR 72032, the Susie Maude Pittman Endowed Theatre Scholarship, % the University of the Ozarks, 415 North College Avenue, Clarksville, AR 72830, or Woodland Heights Baptist Church, 4215 Prince Street, Conway, AR 72032.
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