John Dandridge Parr

1892 - 1950  (57 years)

• Name	John Dandridge Parr
  Born	5 Feb 1892	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Jan 1950	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5688	Rossville
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Josiah A (Joseph) Parr,   b. 29 Oct 1864, Indiana ,   d. 11 Aug 1944, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Minnie Bell Kelsey Parr,   b. 26 Oct 1869, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana ,   d. 18 Mar 1945, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 75 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1888
  Documents		Anniversary- Parr, Joe and Minnie Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Parr celebrated their golden wedding anniversary November 25, at their home southwest of Rossville.
  Family ID	F1815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florance Steffee Parr Puckett,   b. 16 Dec 1895, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 25 Sep 1978, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 82 years)
  Married	29 Jul 1914
  Children	+ 1. Shirley Glenn (Bud) Parr,   b. 8 Oct 1916, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 5 Nov 1988, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 72 years) + 2. William Nathaniel Parr,   b. 23 Apr 1915, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 7 Jan 1976, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 60 years)
  Documents		Marriage- Steffee, Florance-Parr, John Parr-Steffee John D. Parr of Rossville and Miss Florence [sic Florance] Steffee, of Auburn, were granted a marriage licence Monday and the ceremony was performed yesterday. John is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Parr of Rossville township and was raised in this vicinity. Mrs. Parr comes from a prominent family living near Dover and is reported a charming young lady. The young couple will make their home here.
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2017 09:39:10
  Family ID	F1824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Parr, John JOHN D. PARR John D. Parr, 57, 1030 Popular Topeka, died Tuesday afternoon in a Topeka, hospital. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. this Thursday at the Rossville Christian church. Services were conducted by Rev. Don Jones, and music was furnished by Mrs. Alice Boyd, Mrs. Inez Richard son and Mrs. Irene Campbell. Burial was in Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Parr was born near Rossville, February 5, 1892, and spent most of his life in Rossville community, until two and one-half years ago, when he went to Topeka. He married Florence Steffee on July 29, 1914. He served in the Navy during World War I. He leaves, besides his wife, Mrs. Florence Parr, two sons, Glenn Parr of Onaga, and William Parr of Topeka; two brothers, Shirley Parr and Joe Parr of Rossville, and three grand children, Marlin, Darrell and Sandra Parr, all of Topeka. MISCELLANEOUS CARD OF THANKS— We wish to express our sincere appreciation for the beautiful floral offerings and the many kindnesses extended to us dur¬ing our recent bereavement, the loss of our loved one. Mrs. Florence Parr, Mr. and, Mrs. Glenn Parr Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Parr and Family Mr. and Mrs. Joe Parr, Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Parr and Mrs. Levi Keller were called to Topeka, Tuesday afternoon due to the serious illness of John Parr who passed away later in the afternoon.