Robert L. (Bob) Farris

Robert L. (Bob) Farris, age 60, died Tuesday May 22, 2012 at his home in Turpin, OK. He was born on November 9th 1951, at Lawrence, KS the son of Clarence (Red) and Madeline (Bush) Farris. He was a 1970 graduate of Liberal High School at Liberal, KS. On December 21, 1973, he married Donna Lee Smith at Liberal, KS. She survives. Bob and his wife were business owners operating Farris Well Service since June 1975. Bob enlisted in the U.S. Army after high school, proudly serving as an MP in Bamberg, Germany. He loved his Bamberg MP Police reunions. He was a ?hands on? dad, even when his sons were little he would take them with him on his errands. If at all possible, he didn?t miss a parent/teacher meeting, school program, ball game, or family dinner. Bob & his wife purchased a trailer at Logan, NM very close to Ute Lake when their sons were still preschool age; it was there that Bob enjoyed teaching them to fish. As the boys grew Dad & Mom would pull them behind the boat on an inner tube, then later on skiing. Bob believed ?the more the merrier? so his sons took friends, invited in-laws and other friends came often. He loved the annual family vacations to Red River, NM that his mother-in-law, Juanita Perry, started in 1983. Yes, he got along with his mother-in-law. He did love to push her buttons and make her laugh! Bob loved his Dad and Mom and loved telling stories of his childhood and teenage days with them. Bob was a lifetime member of the VFW and was also active in many other organizations such as the Elks Lodge, American Legion and Eagles in Logan, NM and the Turpin High School Booster Club. He was preceded in death by his father. Other survivors include his mother Madeline Farris of Protection KS, 2 Sons: Bradley Farris and wife Kerri of Broken Arrow, OK and Wesley Farris of Mountlake Terrace, Washington. 3 Grandchildren: Kambry, Jack and Olivia. Bob is also survived by 1 Brother; Dale Farris of Woodward, OK. and 3 Sisters: Jo Ann Thompson and husband Phil of Hugoton, KS; Linda Wooten and husband Bobby of Ada, OK and Sondra Wilhelm and husband Don of Waverly, NE and a host of nieces and nephews and in-laws that will miss him dearly. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 29th, 2012, at the Turpin High School Auditorium in Turpin, OK with burial at the Liberal City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, family requests memorials to either Cal Farley?s Boys Ranch or St. Jude?s Children?s Hospital. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Robert L. (Bob) Farris please visit our Sympathy Store.