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Shirley Glenn (Bud) Parr

Male 1916 - 1988  (72 years)


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  • Name Shirley Glenn (Bud) Parr 
    Nickname Bud 
    Born 8 Oct 1916  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Nov 1988  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5697  Rossville
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2020 

    Father John Dandridge Parr,   b. 5 Feb 1892, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1950, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Florance Steffee Parr Puckett,   b. 16 Dec 1895, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1978, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 29 Jul 1914 
    Documents
    Marriage- Steffee, Florance-Parr, John
    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.
    Family ID F1824  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lucille Marie Brunkow Parr McGuire,   b. 12 Sep 1917, Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 2016, Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years) 
    Married 23 Feb 1938  Onaga, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced YES 
    Documents
    Marriage- Brunkow, Lucille-Parr, Glenn
    Marriage- Brunkow, Lucille-Parr, Glenn
    Miss Lucille Brunkow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Brunkow of Onaga, and Glenn (Bud) Parr, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Parr, were united in marriage February 23 at Onaga.
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2018 11:32:06 
    Family ID F4303  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Beulah Lester Parr 
    Married 21 Jun 1958  Pawnee City, Pawnee County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Marie Parr Ross
     2. Darlene Parr Price
     3. Tina Parr Nath
     4. Leroy Parr
     5. Michael Parr
     6. Brent Parr
     7. Jimmy Parr
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2019 01:23:14 
    Family ID F1830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Parr, Shirley G.
    Obituary- Parr, Shirley G.
    Shirley Glenn ‘Bud’ Parr
    Shirley Glenn “Bud” Parr, 72, Onaga, died Saturday, Nov. 5, 1988, at a Topeka hospital. He had cancer.

    Mr. Parr was employed by Kansas Power and Light Co. in Onaga 30 years before retiring in 1974.

    He was born Oct. 8, 1916, in Rossville, the son of John and Florence Guffie Parr.

    Mr. Parr was a member of the Congregational Church at Onaga.

    He was married to Beulah Lester June 21, 1958, at Pawnee City, Neb. She survives.

    Other survivors include three daughters, Marie Ross, Topeka, Darlene Price, Albuquerque, N.M., and Tina Nath, Papua, New Guinea; four sons, Leroy Parr, Manhattan, Michael Parr, Brent Parr and Jimmy Parr, all of the home; and four grandchildren.

    Arrangements are pending at Tessendorf Mortuary in Onaga. Mr. Parr will lie in state after 10 a.m. today at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
    Birth- Parr, Shirley
    Birth- Parr, Shirley
    Mr. and Mrs. John Parr are the proud parents of a son born to them on Monday, October 9.

    [From the Rossville Reporter, Thursday, October 12, 1916]