Ware County GaArchives Obituaries.....Pierce W. Farr April 9 1944
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Waycross Journal-Hearld   04/12/1944

Pierce W.Farr

     Funeral services were held here yesterday afternoon, at Trinity Methodist
Church, for Pierce W.Farr, 46, Captain of the Waycross Police Department, who
died of gunshot wounds sustained here early Sunday morning while making an
arrest of a murder fugitive.
     The impressive rites were conducted by the Rev. G.N.Rainey, pastor of
Trinity Methodist Church of which the deceased was a member.
     Pallbearers were W.W. Shackleford, C.T. Myers, J.G. DeLoach, W.C. Hughes,
Branch Cullens, and Mayes Bownton and honorary pallbearers included members of
the police department and members of the military police who have been
associated with Capt.Farr at local police headquarters.
     Taps were sounded over the grave to conclude the rites.  There were many
beautiful floral tributes.
     Capt.Farr had been a member of the police department for over 16 years and
for the past two years was captain.  He is a World War I veteran, with foreign
service, and also was a member of the Elks and the Woodmen of the World.
     He is survived by his wife the former Miss Mary Williams of this city; a 13
year old son Robert and a young daughter Mary Anne; also his mother Mrs. Flora
Farr of Waycross; two brothers Q.B.Farr of Allendale, SC, and Francis Farr of
Wilmington, NC, and three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Gornto of Waycross, Mrs.
Martin Holt of Waycross and Mrs. C.H.Moore of New Orleans.
     Burial was in Oakland Cemetery.  Mincy Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.

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