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Thomas Farmer

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Thomas Farmer

Birth
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Death
1 Sep 2018 (aged 79)
Granbury, Hood County, Texas, USA
Burial
Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Funeral service for Thomas Farmer, 79, of Granbury, Texas will be at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at Laird Funeral Home with Rev. Andy Cherry officiating.

Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. Tom was born on February 26, 1939 in Houston, Texas. He died on Saturday, September 1, 2018 in Granbury, Texas.

He graduated from Pasadena High School. He then attended Lon Morris Jr. College and pursued his political science degree at the University of Texas.

He was an American History teacher prior to working at Schlumberger Well Services for 27 years. He retired from Humble Machine Works in 2016.

He delighted in playing Santa Clause especially for his grandchildren. Tom was a voracious reader and loved gardening and tending to his flower beds.

He and his wife moved to Granbury, Texas from Friendswood in early July after 30 years in Friendswood. Tom was a good man, devoted husband, loving father and grandfather and faithful friend.

Serving as pallbearers will be Bobby Grossman, Jackson Grossman, Scot Cherry, Blair Cherry, Mike Adams, Brian Yates, and Brian Thomas. Honorary Pallbearers will be Marlin Cherry and Dean Cherry.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years Vivian Cherry Farmer; daughter Mary Kate and husband, Bobby Grossman of Granbury, TX; grandchildren Molly and Jackson Grossman of Granbury, TX; aunt, Maggie Chappell of Baytown; brother’s in law: Marlin Cherry and wife, Sadie of Spring, and Dean Cherry and wife, Tommie of Nacogdoches, along with numerous nephews, nieces and other family and close friends.

He is preceded in death by his father, William “Jack” Farmer and mother, Beatrice Farmer, and sister, Wanda Farmer Carter.
Funeral service for Thomas Farmer, 79, of Granbury, Texas will be at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at Laird Funeral Home with Rev. Andy Cherry officiating.

Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. Tom was born on February 26, 1939 in Houston, Texas. He died on Saturday, September 1, 2018 in Granbury, Texas.

He graduated from Pasadena High School. He then attended Lon Morris Jr. College and pursued his political science degree at the University of Texas.

He was an American History teacher prior to working at Schlumberger Well Services for 27 years. He retired from Humble Machine Works in 2016.

He delighted in playing Santa Clause especially for his grandchildren. Tom was a voracious reader and loved gardening and tending to his flower beds.

He and his wife moved to Granbury, Texas from Friendswood in early July after 30 years in Friendswood. Tom was a good man, devoted husband, loving father and grandfather and faithful friend.

Serving as pallbearers will be Bobby Grossman, Jackson Grossman, Scot Cherry, Blair Cherry, Mike Adams, Brian Yates, and Brian Thomas. Honorary Pallbearers will be Marlin Cherry and Dean Cherry.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years Vivian Cherry Farmer; daughter Mary Kate and husband, Bobby Grossman of Granbury, TX; grandchildren Molly and Jackson Grossman of Granbury, TX; aunt, Maggie Chappell of Baytown; brother’s in law: Marlin Cherry and wife, Sadie of Spring, and Dean Cherry and wife, Tommie of Nacogdoches, along with numerous nephews, nieces and other family and close friends.

He is preceded in death by his father, William “Jack” Farmer and mother, Beatrice Farmer, and sister, Wanda Farmer Carter.


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  • Created by: twar10
  • Added: Sep 4, 2018
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192858309/thomas-farmer: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Farmer (26 Feb 1939–1 Sep 2018), Find a Grave Memorial ID 192858309, citing Sunset Memorial Park, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas, USA; Maintained by twar10 (contributor 47001944).