John Edward Parr 1918-2004
John Edward Parr was born December 8, 1918 in Chester, Crawford Co., Arkansas to
James Arthur & Josie Lillie Bridges Parr. September 7, 1940 John married
Doris June Craig in Sebastian Co., Ar.
John registered for the military draft October 16, 1940 at Parker School, Fort Smith, Ar.
April 8, 1944 he enlisted in the US Army. Nothing more is found about his time in the
service. His discharge date was Februaru 4, 1946. His rank was Tec5.
John Edward Parr passed away January 1, 2004 and was buried at the Fort Smith National Cemetery
in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., Ar.
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John E. Parr, 85, of Fort Smith, Arkansas died Thursday, January 1, 2004. He was retired
from Harding Glass Co. after 38 years of service. He was a member of First of First
Freewill Baptist Church, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of VFW and Ellig
Stouffer American Legion Post No. 31.
Funeral was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Fentress Mortuary Chapel in Fort Smith with burial
at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith.
He is survived by his wife, a daughter, a son, nine grandchildren
and 13 great-grandchildren.
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