James Alfred Farrar

WARRENSBURG -- James Alfred Farrar, 59, of Farrar Road, Lake George, (North Caldwell), passed away after a courageous battle with cancer, Thursday, June 23, 2005, at Dartmouth- Hitchcock Hospital Medical Center, in Lebanon, N.H., with his wife and children at his side.

Jim was born Sept. 20, 1945, in Glens Falls Hospital, the second child of James Stewart and Mary Elizabeth (Guiles) Farrar. Jim was a lifelong resident of North Caldwell and a direct descendant of Josiah and Abigail (Chatfield) Woodward, who were the seventh family to settle in Warrensburg in 1878.

Jim attended Warrensburg Central School and graduated in 1963. He graduated from New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University in 1967. He was a forester with Adirondack Forestry, Inc., eventually buying the company with his partner, Garry Nelson. They later sold the business to Fountain Forestry, for which they both worked.

He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Warrensburg. He was a member of and the first president of the Upper Hudson Maple Producers Association. Along with his brother John, Jim operated Farrar's Maple Products, making maple syrup on the family sugarbush which they started doing with their father over 40 years ago.

Jim was a loving husband and father. He enjoyed the simple pleasure of walking in the woods and observing the natural beauty of the Adirondacks.

He married Nancy Diane Tucker Aug. 12, 1969.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy, his daughter, Kelly D. Farrar and her husband, Jason G. Lee, and grandson, Nathan G. Lee of Rochester; his son, James S. Farrar II and his wife, Megan of Malta; his sister, Sarah M. Farrar of North Caldwell, hid brother, Stewart S. Farrar and his wife, Judith of Richmond, Ky., and his brother, John C. Farrar of North Caldwell; his brothers-in-law, Philip Tucker of Lake George, Terry Tucker of North Caldwell, and Randy Tucker and his wife, Jan, of Hudson Falls; his uncle, Benjamin F. Guiles and his wife, Audrey, of Lake George; his aunt, S. June Tyrrell of Bruswick; his aunt, Mary Miles of Frederick, Md.; his uncle, Paul A. Farrar and his wife, Sally, of South Burlington, Vt.; and his aunt, Barbara F. Moore and her husband, Walter of League City, Texas; 13 cousins, and nine nieces and nephews.

Friends may call on Jim's family from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Alexander-Baker Funeral Home, 3809 Main Street, Warrensburg.

Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Alan Brokaw from the First Presbyterian Church of Warrensburg officiating.

Burial will follow in North Caldwell Cemetery, Lake George.

Pallbearers will be Phil Tucker, Garry Nelson, Dennis Flynn, Ben Farrar, David Farrar and Jimmy Farrar.

Fellowship and refreshment will follow the internment service in the Church Hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Warrensburg on Stewart Farrar Street. Family and friends are encouraged to attend and use the funeral home parking lot.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Jim may be made to a charity of one's choice.