Title
Mr.
Last Name
Farrar
First Name
Ivan
Middle Name
R.
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Ripley, ME
Date of Birth
1890-02-01
Place of Death
Dexter, ME
Date of Death
1960-02-08
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 2-11-1960, p.2
Obituary
IVAN R. FARRAR Funeral services for Ivan R. Farrar, 70, who died Monday at his home on Grove street, after a long period of failing health, were held this afternoon, Thursday, at the Crosby Funeral Home in Dexter. The Rev. Herman Grove of the Methodist Church, officiated. Burial will take place this spring in the West Ripley Cemetery. He was born at Ripley, Feb. 1, 1890, the son of Edward W. and Abbie (Raymond) Farrar. Mr. Farrar was a painter by trade, and came to Dexter 26 years ago to make his home. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Louise (Simpson) Farrar; three sons, Wayne of Schenectady, N. Y., Vernal of Long Beach, Calif., and Ivan, Jr., of Omak, Wash., two daughters, Mrs. Lula Gould of Boxford, Mass., and Mrs. Bertha Sawyer of Cambridge, Me., one brother F. Raymond Farrar of Ripley; two sisters, Mrs. Vesta Wakefield and Mrs. Lina Butler, both of Ripley; 11 grandchildren, three great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.