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Surnames: Farren,Johnson,Fretz,Parsons,Orvada,Garrett,Bennington
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Washington Times Herald Mon Feb 9,1981
Grace Ellen Farren
Mrs Grace Ellen Farren, 87, 400 S. Elm St. Odon, died unexpectedly at her residence at 11
a.m. Sunday. Mrs. Farren was a lifetime resident of the county and a member of the Odon
Christian Church. She was born May 4, 1893 to John and Hester (Johnson) Fretz. On May 19,
1914 she married William Delbert Farren. who died in 1965. Surviving are two daughters.
Mrs John
(Mary) Parsons, Odon, and Mrs. Harold (Orvada) Garrett, Burns City; a son John Farren,
Winnetka, Ill. eight grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs Mabel
Bennington, West Terre Haute. She was preceded in death by three sons, two daughters,
three sisters, three brothers and a grandson. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the
Poindexter Funeral Home in Odon, with burial in Walnut Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Paul Phipps
will be assisted by the Rev. Kenneth Brock. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7
p.m. today.
Courtesy of Cynthia Frederick