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William W Parr, Jr.

Male 1915 - 1983  (67 years)


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  • Name William W Parr 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 23 Jul 1915  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 May 1983  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 7 May 1983  Memorial Park Cemetery (Penwell-Gabel Cemetery), Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5703  Rossville
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2017 

    Father William W Parr, Sr.,   d. 1931 
    Mother Amelia R Wunsch Parr Kincaid,   b. 29 Sep 1891, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1978, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 1912 
    Family ID F1832  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marie Kaufman Parr,   b. 9 Apr 1917, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1994, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 2 Apr 1937  Tecumseh, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Nancy Louise Parr Besta
    +2. Patricia Ann Parr Martinek
     3. Kay Marlene Parr,   d. May 1953
     4. Janice M Parr Pope
    +5. Linda Parr Rafferty
     6. William S Parr
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2019 00:51:11 
    Family ID F1812  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Apr 1937 - Tecumseh, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Obituary- Parr, William W.
    Obituary- Parr, William W.
    William W. Parr
    Services will be at 10 a.rm today at First Lutheran Church in Topeka for William W. Parr, 67, Rossville, who died Wednesday at a Topeka hospital.

    He was born July 23, 1915, in Topeka, the son of William and Amelia Wunsch Parr, and lived in Rossville 26 years.

    Mr. Parr worked at the Topeka Supply Depot until 1948 when he moved to Whiting where he operated a service station. He later worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in Topeka 26 years before he retired in 1977. He was an Army veteran of World War II.

    He was a member of First Lutheran Church and Local No. 307 of United Rubber Workers of America AFL-CIO, both in Topeka.

    He was married to Marie Kaufman April 2, 1937, in Topeka. She survives. A daughter, Kay Parr, died in 1952.

    Other survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Janice Pope and Mrs. Nancy Besta, both of Topeka, Mrs. Patricia Martinek, Union City, Tenn., and Mrs. Linda Rafferty, San Antonio, Texas; a son, William S. Parr, Newport Beach, Calif.; 15 grandchildren; and a great- granddaughter.

    Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Parr will lie in state from 9 a.m. today until service time at First Lutheran Church. Memorial contributions may be made to First Lutheran Church, 1234 Fairlawn Road, 66604. Parker-Price Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.