Clarence A. Farmer
BIG RAPIDS, Mich, — Clar-
ence A. Farmer, 76, a former Flat
Rock resident who lived in Hill-
man, Mich., died here of natural
Causes at 1:05 p.m. Thursday.
Visitation will be after 2:30
pa today. Services will be at
:30 p.m, Monday at the Arthur
Bobcean Funeral Home Inc. in
Flat. Rock. The Rev. Leland E,
Booker of First Congregational
United Church of Christ, Flat
Rock, will officiate. Burial will be
in Riverside Cemetery, South
Rockwood. »
Born Aug. 31,1915, in
Whitville, Ky., he was the son of
Amlis and Mary Pollyann (Tan-
ner) Farmer, '

et Inay 2, Mga

He married Bertha Oestrike on
Sept. 3, 1938, in Detroit and the
couple lived in Flat Rock from
then until 1980, when Mr. Farmer
retired from the maintenance de-
Partment at Greenfield Village
where he worked for 36 years.

He was a member of the Atlanta
Congregational Church, its choir
and the Hillman Senior Citizens.

Surviving are his wife: three
sons, Robert and Richard of Carle-
ton and Roy of LaSalle; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. LaVern (Barbara) Faid-
ley of Rome, Italy; and 13 grand-
children. He was preceded in
death by a sister.

Memorials may be made to the
Atlanta Congregational Church.