Rev. Dr. Wesley Farr

Heading: Rev. Dr. Wesley D. Farr (Veteran) Dateline: Greer Rev. Dr. Wesley D. Farr, 88, of 208 Kendrick Street, died January 26, 2009 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. A native of Spartanburg County, he was a son of the late J.F. and Lillie Gault Farr. Wesley Farr enlisted for military service in World War II as a Gunnery Instructor with the 28th Infantry Division and was honorably discharged in the rank of Staff Sergeant upon completion of his service contract. SSgt Farr’s awards and decorations included Expert Marksman in Pistol, Machine Gun, Mortar, and Bayonet. SSgt Farr’s combat decorations include Combat Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star, Army Good Conduct Ribbon, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, European Campaign Medal with 4 bronze stars (Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, Central Europe), WWII Victory Medal, and the Meritorious Unit Citation. Wesley Farr continued his service with the citizens of South Carolina in the SC State Guard assigned as a chaplain with the rank of Captain. He was a graduate of Limestone College and Emory Theological Seminary. He was a retired United Methodist Church minister serving in S.C. He was a member of the S.C. Conference of United Methodist Church and a former member of the Lion’s Club and American Legion Post 87. Wesley Farr was first married to the late Cora Trent Farr. Rev. Farr is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Angela F. and Virgil O. Childers of Jonesville and Ann F. and Gary W. Wilbanks, Sr. of Union; five grandchildren and their spouses, Chera and John Stapleton, Scott and Kim Childers, Gary and Deanna Wilbanks, Jr., Wesley and Hope Wilbanks, and Lori and David Fowler; and nine great-grandchildren, Christopher and Brandon Stapleton, Tucker and Callie Wilbanks, Devin and Wyatt Wilbanks, Hunter and Angela Jordan Childers, and Hannah Fowler. In the year 2000, Rev. Farr married Mildred Wilson Kinnett Farr and she has one son, Forest Edward Kinnett, Jr. of Winston-Salem, N.C. She has four grandchildren, Laura Mannarino and her husband Frank, Melissa Stough, Chelsea Kinnett, and Katy Kinnett; and three great-grandchildren, Kristopher Stough and Dylan and Devon Mannarino. Rev. Farr was predeceased by a brother, Ernest Farr. Visitation will be held 12:30-1:45 p.m. Thursday at Lyman United Methodist Church. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Lyman United Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Dr. Dennis R. Lee and Rev. Will R. Brown. Burial will follow in Wood Memorial Park. Honorary escort will be retired United Methodist Church ministers and spouses. The family is at the home. Memorials may be made to Lyman United Methodist Church, 106 Groce Road, Lyman, S.C. 29365 or Spartanburg Regional Hospice, 120 Heywood Ave., Suite 300, Spartanburg, S.C. 29302. Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com.

Rev. Dr. Wesley Farr

December 16, 1920 - January 26, 2009