Robert “Bob” Vincent Farrer

Robert “Bob” Vincent Farrer, 83, of Mount Pleasant, Texas (formerly of Sherman, Texas) passed from this life to his Heavenly Home on November 5, 2023 in Mount Pleasant, Texas. He was born on July 31, 1940 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas to Lee Farrer and Hazel (Savage) Farrer.

Bob was of the Presbyterian faith.

He earned his Master’s Degree in English/ Education from East Texas State University and went on to teach high school at Dimmitt, Texas, Carthage, Texas, and Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas.

He finished his teaching career at Grayson College in Denison, Texas where in the early ‘90s his direction of “The Boys Next Door” earned the department the top play at the Texas Junior College Theater Festival.

In addition to his parents, Lee and Hazel Farrer, Bob is preceded in death by his first wife and the mother of his children, Carolyn Farrer Dungan; his son, Jeffery Allen Farrer; and second wife, Norma Frances Farrer.

Left to cherish Bob’s memory and legacy is his loving family: son and daughter-in-law, Jonathan Scott & Mia Farrer of Virginia Beach, Virginia; granddaughter, Katlyn Farrer of Stillwater, Oklahoma; and brother-in-law, Jerry Russell of Sherman, Texas.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Bates-Cooper-Sloan Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

An online guest registry is available at batescoopersloanfuneralhome. com Friends have added some memorable stories about Bob. One story was from one of Bob’s coworkers at Grayson College that had never been involved in theater; however, they frequently met after work to enjoy cool beverages and other friends. Bob asked him if he would be in a play he was about to cast. His friend said no because he had no interest in being in a play. That dialogue lasted for the next week. His coworker enjoyed shooting pool which Bob was not a very good pool shooter, but Bob challenged the table. Bob proposed a bet that if he won, his friend and coworker would be in the play. His coworker agreed but added if he won the game, Bob would never ask him to be in the play again. His friend ran the table and scratched on the 8 ball, so Bob won the bet. The coworker was introduced to theater, and it was the most delightful experience for him.

Bob was a teacher and developer of creative minds. Bob was unique. Bob was a huge Dallas Cowboys fan. Bob was fairly predictable. He loved playing the “noon game” at Woodlawn Country Club and enjoyed watching Family Feud every afternoon. A memory that was shared was a Tuesday afternoon when he had visited an establishment, he always watched his favorite game show, but it was during March Madness thus he was not able to watch the show. Bob asked, “what’s the deal?” It was explained to him that basketball would be on all week. Bob then commented that he knows where he will NOT be the rest of the week.

Bob was a castaway. Not like the movie but his life could have been an epic movie. One afternoon in the summer of July 1940, a young lady made a call to the Sherman Police Department explaining that she heard an odd noise coming from her backyard. Bob was discovered by Lee Farrer who was the officer on call under an old Milk barrel wrapped in a blanket and less than three weeks old. He had been abandoned at birth and left to either be discovered or be an unfortunate statistic. Officer Lee Farrer and his wife, Hazel Farrer, adopted him and gave him not only his name but, moreover, they gave him love.

Bob was a teacher to many. Bob was a mentor to more. More than that, Bob cherished the friendships he made throughout his lifetime.

(p.s. Dear Alzheimer’s…the days have winded down to the end, but this guy made us smile and laughed at life all the way. You couldn’t stop that. So there!)