Loma Jeanne Fox Farrar

Loma Jeanne Fox Farrar passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at the age of 89. She was born May 1, 1923, in Cassopolis, Michigan, to Hazen and Ruby (Brown) Fox. She had lived in Cape Girardeau since 1951. Mrs. Farrar graduated from Marcellus (Michigan) High School in 1941, and the Mercy School of Nursing in Detroit and Battle Creek in 1944. She was a hospital nurse in Kalamazoo and Battle Creek until she joined the Navy Nurses Corps in 1945. She was stationed at Treasure Island Naval Hospital in California and it was there that she met her future husband, George Oliver Farrar. They both were discharged in 1946, and she returned to Michigan where she worked on the contagion unit at University Hospital in Ann Arbor, and as a polio nurse for the American Red Cross in Wisconsin during the polio epidemic. Later that year, she moved to Kansas City, MO, where she worked in the hospital and physician office settings. In 1948, she married George. They lived in Kansas City while he was practicing dentistry, and then moved to Cape in 1951 to set up a private dental practice.Mrs. Farrar was a homemaker and passionate volunteer. She was a volunteer for the American Red Cross, was one of the founders of Meals on Wheels in Cape Girardeau, and a member of Chapter JN of P.E.O. She was a long-time, active member of Centenary United Methodist Church. In 1984, Mrs. Farrar received the Clara Barton Honor Award from the American Red Cross for 40 years of volunteering. The award is the highest award the organization bestows on volunteers, for meritorious service in volunteer leadership positions. She is an Emeritus Member of the Cape Girardeau Chapter of the American Red Cross.Mrs. Farrar was preceded in death by her parents, and a son, George Michael Farrar. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Dr. George O. Farrar; two daughters, Susan (Bill) Cole of Cape Girardeau, and Mary (Kevin) Enger of St. Peters; two grandchildren, Chris Cole and Katie Cole, both of Cape Girardeau; a brother, Gerald Fox of Alma, Michigan; and sister-in-law, Wilma Bergjans of O�Fallon, MO. She leaves nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, who like her immediate family, will miss her immensely. The family asks that memorials be sent to Centenary United Methodist Church or the Cape Girardeau Chapter of the American Red Cross. Visitation will be at Centenary United Methodist Church from 3:00 pm � 5:30 pm on Friday, August 10, 2012.A memorial service will be at 5:30 pm Friday at the church.

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Loma Jeanne Fox Farrar

August 8, 2012