NAME: JOHN BENTON FARMER, AGE 80, A LONGTIME STRINGTOWN AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: FEBRUARY 17, 1924 AT HARMONY, ATOKA CO., OK TO EDD AND MINNIE (HUMPHREY) FARMER.

PASSED AWAY: EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 2005 AT THE HERITAGE HILLS LIVING AND REHAB CENTER IN MCALESTER,   OK.

AGE: 80 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 20 DAYS

EDUCATION: JOHN ATTENDED THE OLD HARMONY SCHOOL.

MARRIED: JOHN MARRIED VIRGINIA COLE HOLSTINE ON AUGUST 19, 1975 AT ATOKA, OK.

OCCUPATION: JOHN WORKED IN THE SHIPYARD WHILE IN CALIFORNIA AND HE WORKED FOR STERNCRAFT BOAT MANUFACTURING AND SAN JUAN POOLS IN LEWISVILLE, TX. HE ALSO WORKED FOR MANY YEARS AS A LOGGER.

CHURCH AFFILIATION: LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE MT. OLIVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN STRINGTOWN.

HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE D.A.V., VFW AND THE AMERICAN LEGION.

JOHN SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. ARMY AND WAS A WWII VETERAN HAVING SERVED OVERSEAS IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES, AND CENTRAL EUROPE.

SURVIVED BY

WIFE: VIRGINIA FARMER OF THE HOME AT STRINGTOWN.

CHILDREN: WAYNE FARMER OF SILO, OK.

CHRISTINE KING OF COLORADO.

JOHNNY B. FARMER AND WIFE ANITA OF STRINGTOWN, OK.

STEP SON: BLAINE HOLSTINE AND WIFE LESLIE OF STRINGTOWN, OK.

SISTER: LOTTIE TURNER AND HUSBAND ODELL OF STRINGTOWN, OK.

10 GRANDCHILDREN AND 15 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY

PARENTS: EDD AND MINNIE FARMER.

BROTHERS: EDD, LONNIE, LEE, ROY AND JACK FARMER.

STEPSON: BLAIR HOLSTINE.

DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2004 AT 2:00 PM

PLACE OF SERVICES: MT. OLIVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH ~ STRINGTOWN, OK.

INTERMENT: MT. OLIVE CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK.

OFFICIATING: REV. LARRY ROSE.

ASSISTING: REV. WAYNE RAINS.

CASKETBEARERS: HOWELL MAGBY, JACKIE FARMER, J. D. WILSON, CLAY LANE, RANDY HYATT, JOHNNY REEVES.

HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: TOMMY LANE, RUSSELL LANE, ROBERT REEVES, JESS WILSON, FRED BRADFORD, PAUL HOWARD.

FAMILY NIGHT ~ MONDAY 7 PM.