Fr. Farrar was well known as a social activist. A native of Boston, he was a graduate of Yale University, the University of North Carolina, and General Theological Seminary, where he was president of the student body. He was ordained deacon in 1961 and priest in 1962. He was vicar of Guardian Angels, Lantana, 1961-66; vicar of Holy Apostles, Satellite Beach, FL, 1966-69; priest-in-charge of four churches in the Diocese of North Carolina, 1973-77; and rector of St. John's, Belle Glade, FL, from 1978 until 1986, when he retired. He taught English literature at Rollins College, and in Germany and The Gambia. He was a naval officer in World War II and the Korean War. (The Living Church January 25, 1998, Episcopal Church Archives)
Fr. Farrar was well known as a social activist. A native of Boston, he was a graduate of Yale University, the University of North Carolina, and General Theological Seminary, where he was president of the student body. He was ordained deacon in 1961 and priest in 1962. He was vicar of Guardian Angels, Lantana, 1961-66; vicar of Holy Apostles, Satellite Beach, FL, 1966-69; priest-in-charge of four churches in the Diocese of North Carolina, 1973-77; and rector of St. John's, Belle Glade, FL, from 1978 until 1986, when he retired. He taught English literature at Rollins College, and in Germany and The Gambia. He was a naval officer in World War II and the Korean War. (The Living Church January 25, 1998, Episcopal Church Archives)
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Elizabeth (Betsy) Graves Burke
1926 –
Wife of
Charles Bidwell Farrar 1925-1997
Between 1969 – 1985
They Restored Elijah Graves' House
C. 1799
Their Ashes Are Buried
On This Hallowed Ground.
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