A graveside service will be held on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Prospect Hill Cemetery, with the Rev. Deborah Rutter officiating.
Mrs. Farrar was born on July 3, 1925, in Wyco, West Virginia, to the late Wyndham Bolling and Margaret Downing Lee. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Farrar; daughter, Beverly Farrar Dudeck; and sister, Norvell Lee Mayo. She formerly worked at Riverton Lime and American Viscose in Front Royal, then later at Thalheimer’s and China Hall in Charleston, South Carolina. Before moving to South Carolina, she volunteered at Samuel’s Public Library. She became a member of the Colonial Dames in Charleston, South Carolina. She was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church in Front Royal and at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, serving as the first female Vestry member at St. Andrew’s.
Survivors include her son, Wyndham Bolling Farrar of Arden, North Carolina; niece, Gay Mayo (Jim); two great nephews, Larry Lent (Michele) and Dale Lent; great-great nephew, Chase Lent and great-great niece, Morgan Lent.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Commonwealth Senior Living at Front Royal Holiday Fund, 600 Mount View Street, Front Royal, Virginia 22630, attention Kearstin.