Lewis Edson Farra, Jr.

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Lewis Edson Farra, Jr., age 75, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, April 3, 2017, at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott. He was born on Dec. 11, 1941, in Phoenixville, Pa., the son of Lewis Edson Farra, Sr. and Ferne Elizabeth Swisher Farra. He served our country in the United States Air Force. He married Pauline Shelton on Dec. 19, 1964, in Bronson, Kan. Lewis worked as a diesel mechanic for a heavy equipment company. This later included traveling to do his work. He then worked as a tool salesman and later worked for Dayco in Fort Scott. In his younger days, he liked to hunt and fish. He enjoyed woodworking, gardening and raising fruit trees. He supported his children and all their athletic activities as they went through school. He was a great role model for his kids. Known as “Pappy” to his grandchildren, he read them stories with an occasional embellishment. When in Villanova, Pa., he attended the Old Gulf Mills Congregational Church. He was a member of the Fort Scott Church of the Nazarene.

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