She was a 1966 graduate of Foster’s Grove High School. Mrs. Farr also received a diploma in Theological Studies from The N J Brockman School of Religion.
Mrs. Farr was a former member of Holden Chapel Missionary Baptist Church and was a current member of Foster’s Grove Baptist Church where she served as the President of the Pulpit Aide for both churches.
Marjorie retired from R.R. Donnelly & Son. She served as a Volunteer for Spartanburg Regional Hospice House.
Anywhere there was a need, Marjorie was always the first to serve and always thinking and sacrificing for others. Marjorie loved serving the Lord, she was an inspiration to everyone she came in contact with, Marjorie will be truly missed, not only by her family but also by the community and her two church families as well.
Survivors include: one son, Roy Anthony Farr of Spartanburg SC; two daughters, Sonya Farr Crocker (Keith) of Spartanburg SC and Tonya Michelle Farr of Spartanburg SC; her grandchildren, Xavier P. Farr of Charlotte, NC who was raised in the home, Alicia Shadae Farr, and Xaria Michelle Farr both of Spartanburg SC; two great-grandchildren, Isaiah Farr and Logan Young of Spartanburg SC; godson, David Miller, Jr. of Greensboro NC; her sisters, Jessie Mae Kelly, Preddy Alexander and Georgia Jackson all of Chesnee SC; brother, Rufus Carson of Spartanburg SC; uncle, Tommy Smathers.
She was preceded in death by: her parents Preston and Electa Mae Lowrance Carson; brother, Thomas Carson; sister-in-law, Juanita Carson; special sisters-in-Christ, Mrs. Mae Gladys Farr, Mrs. Betty Joe Wilkins, and Ms. Beulah Lyles; and her little dog, Maddie.
A Celebration of the Life for Marjorie C. Farr will be held on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Holden Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 2260 Old Furnace Rd., Spartanburg, SC. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at 144 Carson Cir., Chesnee SC. Due to COVID, the family asks that you make visits short. Please wear a mask and socially distance.