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Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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Garr, William T "Bill" William "Bill" Garr, 84, of
Strong City, died Nov. 20, 2002,
at Morris County Hospital in Council Grove. Funeral services were Nov. 22, 2002, at the
First Baptist Church,
Cottonwood Falls. Pastor
Charles "Bob" Storm of
Parkerville Baptist Church and
Pastor Rick Smith of First
Baptist Church, Cottonwood
Falls, officiated. Interment was
in the Strong City Cemetery.
William Thomas Garr, the
son of Ermam Thomas and
Martha Elinor McKinney Garr,
was born Dec. 5, 1917, in rural
Delavan. He and Charlene
Storm were married Aug. 13,
1938, in the pastor's home at
Council Grove.
Mr. Garr farmed and worked
for Rural Electric Association.
He was part of the crew who
built the REA lines from south
central Kansas through Chase,
Marion and Morris counties. He
worked for the Kansas
Department of Transportation
from September 1951 until his
retirement in 1983. He was a member of the First Baptist Church.
Mr. Garr is survived by his
wife, Charlene, of the home; two
sons, Edward William Garr of
Cottonwood Falls and Dallas
Lee Garr of rural Emporia; three
daughters, Carol Jean Fillmore
of Strong City, Betsy Ann
Heathman of Gardner and
Patsy Sue Potter of Gardner;
one sister, Dorothy Rohloff of
Council Grove; 15 grandchil-
dren; and 20 great-grandchil-
dren.
He was preceded in death by
a son, Lloyd Richard Garr and
three sisters, Isabel Gaston,
Mildred Ingmire and Charlotte
Gaston. Memorial contributions to the
First Baptist Church may be
sent in care of the Brown-
Bennett-Alexander Funeral
Home, 201 Cherry, Cottonwood
Falls, KS 66845.
Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Nov. 28, 2002
by your Chase County Host, Lorna Marvin.
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