NATCHEZ – Services for Henry King Farmer Sr., 69, who died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, at his residence, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Natchez First Baptist Church with Dr. Judson W. Hurt officiating.
Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home and from 10 a.m until service time Wednesday at the church.
Mr. Farmer was born March 15, 1939, in Skene, the son of Herman Herbert Farmer and Loventrice Blankenship Farmer. He was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church. Mr. Farmer retired from a life of construction in the Miss-Lou area. He was a devoted father, uncle and friend, but had no greater joy than that of an extraordinary grandfather. His passion for following his grandchildren in golf and baseball was only surpassed by his love for them.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Barbara P. Farmer; and two brothers, Roy Farmer Sr. and Herbert Farmer Sr.
Survivors include two sons, Henry K. Farmer Jr. and wife, Marla, and Gary Farmer and wife, Liz, all of Natchez; four grandchildren, Jordan B. Farmer, Madison A. Farmer, Trevor W. Farmer and Brock D. Farmer; three sisters, Carole Foster, Frances Davis and Lance Holmes; brothers, Ray Farmer and Allen Farmer; a number of brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; nieces and nephews; and many lifelong friends.
Pallbearers will be Tommy Davis, William Davis, Billy Ray Farmer, Roy Farmer Jr., Ken Price, David White and Johnathan Foster.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jack Dallas, Johnny Byrne, Greg Ketchings, Beau Pre’ Junior Scat Group, and Beau Pre’ Doctors Group.
Memorials may be made to Cathedral School Development Fund.
Online condolences may be sent to www.lairdfh.com.