Monroe Morning World (Monroe, Louisiana) Sunday - 9 Nov 1947 pg1
PARISH CLERK R. DEAN FARR CITES RECORD IN CANDIDACY
In announcing his candidacy for reelection to the office of Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court in next January's primary, R. Dean Farr said that he would continue the service he has given tax payers of the parish during the ten years that he has held office.
Mr. Farr has been a resident of the parish since 1913. He is the father of four children, all of whom were born and reared in Ouachita Parish.
The present clerk has held the post since February, 1937. He was elected at that time to fill the unexpired term of the late Pat. S. Hamilton. Mr. Farr has been active in civic, church and fraternal affairs during his residence here. He is a member of the Central Baptist Church, the Masonic orders and the Pythian fraternity.
His supporters have said that during the tenure of office he has worked incessantly to improve the facilities of the clerk of court's office to the end that the records might be better preserved and made more accessible to the public.
According to Mr. Farr, the program now in progress to provide proper filing in progress for records accumulated during the war years, when equipment was not available, and for the constant increase in filings for the future years is being pushed to completion, which will be accomplished in a short time. Mr. Farr has in the past and will continue in the future to refrain from partisan politics, tending strictly to the office for which he has been elected and cooperating with whomever the people elect to our offices.
Monroe News-Star (Monroe, Louisiana) Thu - 28 Apr 1966 pg 14
FUNERAL RITES FOR R. DEAN FARR
Funeral services for retired Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court, R. Dean Farr, will be held at 10 am Friday at Peters Funeral Home, with the Rev. Charles Littleton, pastor of Central Baptist Church, officiating, assisted by the Rev. C. Roger Johnson. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Farr, 77, died at 5 pm Wesnesday at St. Francis Hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Farr served as Clerk of Court from 1937 to 1960, when he did not seek re-election. A native of Corinth, Mississippi, he had lived in Monroe for the past 53 years. He was a member of the Central Baptist Church, past master of Western Star Lodge No. 24, F & AM past commander of Monroe Commandery Number 7, member of Knights Templar, Knights of Pythias, member of Monroe Chapter 18 Royal Arch Masons, member of Monroe Council Number 8, R & SM; past Grand Senior Deacon of Grand Lodge of Louisiana, and a member of the Louisiana Association of Clerks and Court.
He was instrumental in organization of the Clerk of Court Association and was serving as a trustee of the retirement fund at the time of his death.
Mr. Far is survived by his wife;
Mrs. Birtie Farr:
Two daughters:
Miss Elizabeth Ann Farr of Monroe
Miss Mary Louise Farr of Baton Rouge
Two sons:
R. Dean Farr, Jr. of Monroe
Robert T. Farr of Monroe
One sister:
Mrs. Mary Farr Stuckey of Memphis, Tennessee
Six grandchildren
PARISH CLERK R. DEAN FARR CITES RECORD IN CANDIDACY
In announcing his candidacy for reelection to the office of Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court in next January's primary, R. Dean Farr said that he would continue the service he has given tax payers of the parish during the ten years that he has held office.
Mr. Farr has been a resident of the parish since 1913. He is the father of four children, all of whom were born and reared in Ouachita Parish.
The present clerk has held the post since February, 1937. He was elected at that time to fill the unexpired term of the late Pat. S. Hamilton. Mr. Farr has been active in civic, church and fraternal affairs during his residence here. He is a member of the Central Baptist Church, the Masonic orders and the Pythian fraternity.
His supporters have said that during the tenure of office he has worked incessantly to improve the facilities of the clerk of court's office to the end that the records might be better preserved and made more accessible to the public.
According to Mr. Farr, the program now in progress to provide proper filing in progress for records accumulated during the war years, when equipment was not available, and for the constant increase in filings for the future years is being pushed to completion, which will be accomplished in a short time. Mr. Farr has in the past and will continue in the future to refrain from partisan politics, tending strictly to the office for which he has been elected and cooperating with whomever the people elect to our offices.
Monroe News-Star (Monroe, Louisiana) Thu - 28 Apr 1966 pg 14
FUNERAL RITES FOR R. DEAN FARR
Funeral services for retired Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court, R. Dean Farr, will be held at 10 am Friday at Peters Funeral Home, with the Rev. Charles Littleton, pastor of Central Baptist Church, officiating, assisted by the Rev. C. Roger Johnson. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Farr, 77, died at 5 pm Wesnesday at St. Francis Hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Farr served as Clerk of Court from 1937 to 1960, when he did not seek re-election. A native of Corinth, Mississippi, he had lived in Monroe for the past 53 years. He was a member of the Central Baptist Church, past master of Western Star Lodge No. 24, F & AM past commander of Monroe Commandery Number 7, member of Knights Templar, Knights of Pythias, member of Monroe Chapter 18 Royal Arch Masons, member of Monroe Council Number 8, R & SM; past Grand Senior Deacon of Grand Lodge of Louisiana, and a member of the Louisiana Association of Clerks and Court.
He was instrumental in organization of the Clerk of Court Association and was serving as a trustee of the retirement fund at the time of his death.
Mr. Far is survived by his wife;
Mrs. Birtie Farr:
Two daughters:
Miss Elizabeth Ann Farr of Monroe
Miss Mary Louise Farr of Baton Rouge
Two sons:
R. Dean Farr, Jr. of Monroe
Robert T. Farr of Monroe
One sister:
Mrs. Mary Farr Stuckey of Memphis, Tennessee
Six grandchildren
Monroe Morning World (Monroe, Louisiana) Sunday - 9 Nov 1947 pg1
PARISH CLERK R. DEAN FARR CITES RECORD IN CANDIDACY
In announcing his candidacy for reelection to the office of Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court in next January's primary, R. Dean Farr said that he would continue the service he has given tax payers of the parish during the ten years that he has held office.
Mr. Farr has been a resident of the parish since 1913. He is the father of four children, all of whom were born and reared in Ouachita Parish.
The present clerk has held the post since February, 1937. He was elected at that time to fill the unexpired term of the late Pat. S. Hamilton. Mr. Farr has been active in civic, church and fraternal affairs during his residence here. He is a member of the Central Baptist Church, the Masonic orders and the Pythian fraternity.
His supporters have said that during the tenure of office he has worked incessantly to improve the facilities of the clerk of court's office to the end that the records might be better preserved and made more accessible to the public.
According to Mr. Farr, the program now in progress to provide proper filing in progress for records accumulated during the war years, when equipment was not available, and for the constant increase in filings for the future years is being pushed to completion, which will be accomplished in a short time. Mr. Farr has in the past and will continue in the future to refrain from partisan politics, tending strictly to the office for which he has been elected and cooperating with whomever the people elect to our offices.
Monroe News-Star (Monroe, Louisiana) Thu - 28 Apr 1966 pg 14
FUNERAL RITES FOR R. DEAN FARR
Funeral services for retired Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court, R. Dean Farr, will be held at 10 am Friday at Peters Funeral Home, with the Rev. Charles Littleton, pastor of Central Baptist Church, officiating, assisted by the Rev. C. Roger Johnson. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Farr, 77, died at 5 pm Wesnesday at St. Francis Hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Farr served as Clerk of Court from 1937 to 1960, when he did not seek re-election. A native of Corinth, Mississippi, he had lived in Monroe for the past 53 years. He was a member of the Central Baptist Church, past master of Western Star Lodge No. 24, F & AM past commander of Monroe Commandery Number 7, member of Knights Templar, Knights of Pythias, member of Monroe Chapter 18 Royal Arch Masons, member of Monroe Council Number 8, R & SM; past Grand Senior Deacon of Grand Lodge of Louisiana, and a member of the Louisiana Association of Clerks and Court.
He was instrumental in organization of the Clerk of Court Association and was serving as a trustee of the retirement fund at the time of his death.
Mr. Far is survived by his wife;
Mrs. Birtie Farr:
Two daughters:
Miss Elizabeth Ann Farr of Monroe
Miss Mary Louise Farr of Baton Rouge
Two sons:
R. Dean Farr, Jr. of Monroe
Robert T. Farr of Monroe
One sister:
Mrs. Mary Farr Stuckey of Memphis, Tennessee
Six grandchildren
PARISH CLERK R. DEAN FARR CITES RECORD IN CANDIDACY
In announcing his candidacy for reelection to the office of Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court in next January's primary, R. Dean Farr said that he would continue the service he has given tax payers of the parish during the ten years that he has held office.
Mr. Farr has been a resident of the parish since 1913. He is the father of four children, all of whom were born and reared in Ouachita Parish.
The present clerk has held the post since February, 1937. He was elected at that time to fill the unexpired term of the late Pat. S. Hamilton. Mr. Farr has been active in civic, church and fraternal affairs during his residence here. He is a member of the Central Baptist Church, the Masonic orders and the Pythian fraternity.
His supporters have said that during the tenure of office he has worked incessantly to improve the facilities of the clerk of court's office to the end that the records might be better preserved and made more accessible to the public.
According to Mr. Farr, the program now in progress to provide proper filing in progress for records accumulated during the war years, when equipment was not available, and for the constant increase in filings for the future years is being pushed to completion, which will be accomplished in a short time. Mr. Farr has in the past and will continue in the future to refrain from partisan politics, tending strictly to the office for which he has been elected and cooperating with whomever the people elect to our offices.
Monroe News-Star (Monroe, Louisiana) Thu - 28 Apr 1966 pg 14
FUNERAL RITES FOR R. DEAN FARR
Funeral services for retired Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court, R. Dean Farr, will be held at 10 am Friday at Peters Funeral Home, with the Rev. Charles Littleton, pastor of Central Baptist Church, officiating, assisted by the Rev. C. Roger Johnson. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Farr, 77, died at 5 pm Wesnesday at St. Francis Hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Farr served as Clerk of Court from 1937 to 1960, when he did not seek re-election. A native of Corinth, Mississippi, he had lived in Monroe for the past 53 years. He was a member of the Central Baptist Church, past master of Western Star Lodge No. 24, F & AM past commander of Monroe Commandery Number 7, member of Knights Templar, Knights of Pythias, member of Monroe Chapter 18 Royal Arch Masons, member of Monroe Council Number 8, R & SM; past Grand Senior Deacon of Grand Lodge of Louisiana, and a member of the Louisiana Association of Clerks and Court.
He was instrumental in organization of the Clerk of Court Association and was serving as a trustee of the retirement fund at the time of his death.
Mr. Far is survived by his wife;
Mrs. Birtie Farr:
Two daughters:
Miss Elizabeth Ann Farr of Monroe
Miss Mary Louise Farr of Baton Rouge
Two sons:
R. Dean Farr, Jr. of Monroe
Robert T. Farr of Monroe
One sister:
Mrs. Mary Farr Stuckey of Memphis, Tennessee
Six grandchildren
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