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Alonzo "Lonnie" Lewis Farrar

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Alonzo "Lonnie" Lewis Farrar, age 85, of Little Flock, Arkansas, formerly of Fayetteville, passed away Saturday October 20, 2018 in Rogers. He was born June 25, 1933 in Fayetteville to Cecil and Angie Lewis Farrar. He was a longtime member and Elder of the Center Street Church of Christ in Fayetteville before relocating to Little Flock and becoming a member of the Bella Vista Church of Christ. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict before returning home and joining the Fayetteville Fire Department, rising to the position of Assistant Fire Chief. After his retirement from the fire department he worked for Fayetteville Plumbing and Heating. He is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Betty Laney and Mary Camp; two brothers, Larry Kay Farrar and Cecil Allen Farrar. Lonnie is survived by his wife of 65 years, Emma Mae (Skelton) Farrar; one son, Steve Farrar and his wife Melissa of Little Rock, Arkansas; one daughter, Connie Horton and her husband Chris of Little Flock, Arkansas; sister, Doris Hutchins of Greenland, Arkansas; brother, Ronnie Farrar of Fayetteville, Arkansas; seven grandchildren, Lana Hartzog and her husband Bobby, Alicia Goodson and her husband Denny, Kerri Ross and her husband Brad, Andrew Farrar, London Hall and her husband Riley, Turner Horton and his wife Kate, Emma Kate Horton; three great-grandchildren, Connor Goodson, Cameron Goodson, and Riley Ross. Visitation will be 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Wednesday October 24, 2018 at Moore's Chapel in Fayetteville. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Center Street Church of Christ in Fayetteville with burial to follow at Baptist Ford Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Gospel Tracts International, 2125 North Center Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701. To place an online tribute visit www.mooresfuneralchapel.com.

Published October 23, 2018

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