Henrietta Grace Parr, 100 years 9 months, passed away Friday September 17, 2010 in her home in Springfield Mo. She was born December 20, 1909 in Tarkio, MO.
She was married to William F. Parr, Sr. She was a member of Cherry Street Baptist Church and she leaves behind a legacy of a devoted Christian wife and mother.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Parr; daughter, Patricia Ann Walker; grandson, Mark Steven Weaver; two sisters and seven brothers.
She is survived by a sister, Frances Kerns of St. Joseph, Mo.; children, Maxine & husband Walter, Chandlee, William F. Parr Jr., Sarah Davis, Theresa and husband Marvin O’Dell, Joseph and wife Linda Parr and son-in-law Ronald Walker; 17 grandchildren,28 great-grandchildren, and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held September 23, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Greenlawn East Funeral Home. Services will be held September 24th at 10:30 a.m. in the funeral home, with interment following at 1:30 p.m. in Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery in Joplin, Mo.