William Farquhar

William Farquhar

William Farquhar Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jun. 3, 2018.
William was born on August 19, 1953 and passed away on Friday, June 1, 2018. William was a resident of Bertrand, Missouri at the time of passing. He was a veteran of the United States Army and attended Wyatt Baptist Church. Additional survivors include: two sons, Chad (Teresa) Farquhar of East Prairie, MO and Jason Farquhar of East Prairie; one daughter, Delena (Josh) Hileman of East Prairie; three stepsons, Jessie Mercer of Bertrand, James (Jessica E.) Mercer of Bertrand and Justin (Jessica) Mercer of Sikeston, MO; two stepdaughters, April Farquhar of Bertrand and Amy (Marc) Butler of Sikeston; two brothers, Frank (Linda Lou) Farquhar of East Prairie and Robert "Buckwheat" Farquhar of Sikeston; one sister, Lilly Mae Lewis of Cordova, TN; and fifteen grandchildren. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. until time of funeral service at 12:30 a.m. on June 5, 2018, at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie, with Bro. Dean Wallace, officiating. Interment will follow at 3 p.m. at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.

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