Funeral Services for Mr. Roy Howard Farmer, age 83, of Quebeck will be held at 1:00pm on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at Gum Springs Baptist Church with Bo Hendrix officiating. The family will welcome friends Thursday morning from 11:00am until time of the service at the church. Burial will follow in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. The family will welcome friends on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 from 4:00pm - 8:00pm at Oak Lawn Funeral Home.

Mr. Farmer was born August 19, 1938 in St. Joseph, Missouri, the son of the late Robert and Ruby (Zion) Farmer. He passed from this life on April 24, 2022 at his home in Quebeck, Tennessee. In addition to his parents, Mr. Farmer was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years Donna (Reeds) Farmer, sister Ruth (Farmer) Swan as well as his brothers Reverend Richard Farmer and Rex Farmer. He was a member of Gum Springs Baptist Church for 46 years. At his retirement he had been employed by Emerson Appliance (formerly Mallory Controls). He enjoyed working on his 44-acre farm, raising various breeds of cattle and making conservation improvements to the farm.

Those family members surviving include the following:

Children
Terry (Beth) of Quebeck
Kenneth (Alisa) of Spencer
David of Nashville
Gary “Joe” (Gail) of Sierra Vista, Arizona
Dale (Amy) of Walling
Connie (Stephen) Scheffer of Murfreesboro

Grandchildren
Anthony (Casey) Nash of Quebeck
Mason (Carrie) Farmer of Quebeck
Christopher “CJ” (Jessica) Farmer of Marana, AZ
Kendra Farmer of Spencer
Aaron (Elaine) Farmer of Sierra Vista, AZ
Brittany (Patrick) Stidham of Sevierville
Ethan “Bud” (Scarlett) Farmer of Sparta
Jacob (Monique) Farmer of Sierra Vista, AZ
Kayla (Jason) McGlynn of Murfreesboro
Katie Farmer of Walling
Kara Farmer of Walling

Great Grandchildren
Isacc Fregoso of Sierra Vista, AZ
Aydan Fregoso of Sierra Vista, AZ
Tryson Farmer of Sierra Vista, AZ
Easton Farmer of Sierra Vista, AZ
Destinee Farmer of Sierra Vista, AZ
Oren Farmer of Sparta
Finley Higgins of Quebeck
Eleanor Farmer of Sparta
Arlo Farmer of Quebeck
Dakota Stidham of Sevierville

Brother
Ralph Farmer of Savannah, MO

Brother-in-law (sister-in-law)
William (Betty) Reeds of Troy, MO

Sisters-In-Law
Marilee Reeds of Wentzville, MO
Cathy Redeker of Irvington, IL

The family would like to thank special caregiver Loretta (Keaton) Walker and the staff of DaVita Dialysis Clinics of Sparta and Cookeville.

Pallbearers for the service will be Stephen Scheffer, Mason Farmer, Ethan Farmer, Oren Farmer, Patrick Stidham, Jason McGlynn and Dewey Young.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Kindred Hospice, Samaritan’s Purse, Nashville Rescue Mission or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

Online condolences may be made to the family at oaklawnmemorial.com