Lester Olan (Jack) Parr

1886 - 1968  (82 years)

• Name	Lester Olan (Jack) Parr
  Nickname	Jack
  Born	1886	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Jan 1968	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	11 Jan 1968	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I5692	Rossville
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Andrew Jackson Parr,   b. 3 Mar 1854, Harmony, Clay County, Indiana ,   d. 22 Apr 1935, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Cyrene Matilda Holter Parr,   b. 29 Apr 1857, Pomery, Meggs County, Ohio ,   d. 6 Jul 1923, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 66 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1879	Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas
  Family ID	F1807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Alta M Joy Parr,   b. 1887,   d. 1943  (Age 56 years)
  Children	1. Infant son Parr,   bur. Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2019 18:38:56
  Family ID	F8458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Esther Turvey Parr
  Married	4 Apr 1959	Prairie Village, Johnson County, Kansas
  Documents		Marriage- Turvey, Esther-Parr, Lester Turvey-Parr marriage announced Mrs. E. A. Gray of Kansas City, Mo., announces the marriage of her sister Esther Turvey of Topeka to Lester O. Parr on April 4, 1959. The marriage ceremony took place in the chapel of the Presbyterian church in Prairie Village, Kansas. Dr. Robert Meneilly officiated. Mrs. Parr is a teacher in the Topeka public school system and now is teaching art in Curtis Junior High School. Mr. Parr is a banker at the Silver Lake State Bank, Silver Lake, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Parr will make their home in Topeka.
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2019 02:26:13
  Family ID	F1829	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 4 Apr 1959 - Prairie Village, Johnson County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Parr, Lester 1 Lester O. Parr Dies in Topeka Lester 0. (Jack) Parr, 4821 W. 21st, died Sunday in a Topeka hospital where he had been a patient 11 weeks. Mr. Parr had been president of Silver Lake State Bank since 1943. He was born at Rossville and was graduated from Rossville High School. He was employed at the Rossville State Bank from 1912 to 1917. He began work as a cashier at the Silver Lake State Bank a few years later. He was an Army veteran of World War I, having been a member of Company H of the 353rd Infantry in the 89th Division. He was a member of the Silver Lake Methodist Church and was a 50-year member of Lake Lodge No. 50, AF&AM, at Sil¬ver Lake. He was a member of Scottish Rite bodies, Arab Shrine and Ancient Toltec Rite, all in Topeka. He was a past patron of Loyal Chapter No. 176, Order of Eastern Star, at Silver Lake and was a member of District No. 20 of Past Matrons and Patrons of Order of Eastern Star. He was a 50-year member of Mod¬ern Woodmen of America and was a member of the Lions Club at Silver Lake. He was a member of the Kansas Bankers Assn., and in 1964 was elected to membership in the 50-year club of the American Bankers Assn. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Esther Parr, at home; and two sisters, Mrs. Grace M. Wehry, 616 W. 6th, and Blanche A. Parr, Rossville. Parker Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Silver Lake Methodist Church.
  		Obituary- Parr, Lester 2 Lester Parr Lester O. (Jack) Parr, 4821 W. 21st, died Sunday in a Topeka hospital where he had been a patient 11 weeks. Mr. Parr had been president of Silver Lake State Bank since 1943. He was born at Rossville and was graduated from Rossville High School. He was employed at the Rossville State Bank from 1912 to 1917. He began work as a cashier at the Silver, Lake State Bank a few years later. He was an Army veteran of World War I, having been a member of Company H of the 353rd Infantry in the 89th Division. He was a member of the Silver Lake Methodist Church and was a 50-year member of Lake Lodge No. 50, AF&AM, at Silver Lake. He was a member of Scottish Rite bodies, Arab Shrine and Ancient Toltec Rite, all in Topeka. He was a past patron of Loyal Chapter No. 176, Order of Eastern Star, at Silver Lake and was a member of District No. 20 of Past Matrons and Patrons of Order of Eastern Star. He was a 50-year member of Mod¬ern Woodmen of America and was a member of the Lions Club at Silver Lake. He was a member of the Kansas Bankers Assn., and in 1964 was elected to membership in the 50-year club of the American Bankers Assn. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Esther Parr, at home; and two sisters, Mrs. Grace M. Wehry, 616 W. 6th, and Blanche A. Parr, Rossville. Parker Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Silver Lake Methodist Church.