L J "Jay" Farmer

May 27, 1933 - November 10, 2020

LJ “Jay” Farmer 87 passed away November 10, 2020 at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, MO. He was the husband of Shirley Farmer. They shared 67 years of marriage. Jay was born in Goodson, MO, on May 27, 1933 to Lonie “Tate”and Bethel Farmer. He attended Halfway High School. He was employed at TWA for 42 years of service. He was a member of Goodson Baptist Church. Jay also served in the Army during the Korean War. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He will be remembered for his loving and supportive ways. He is preceded in death by his son, Randal Jay Farmer, parents Lonie “Tate” and Bethel Farmer, brother Lowell Farmer, sisters, Helen Louis, Jean Pearce and Erma Lee “Cricket” Vincent. Jay is survived by his wife, Shirley Farmer, daughters Sherry Noblett, Donita Anderson, Susan Farmer, grandchildren Drew Farmer, Cort Farmer, Kendra Barron, Briana Barron, Jill Scouci, Ryean Callahan, Cayla Saragusa, Great-grandchildren, Camille Hawthorne, Wyatt Hawthorne, Ruby Hawthorne, Louise Hood, Max Saragusa, Leo Saragusa, Eden Soucie and Elle Farmer, two sisters, Geraldine Wood, and Kay Ogburn. Visitation will be at Butler Funeral Home, Bolivar, MO, Tuesday November 17, 2020, 5-7pm. Service will be Wednesday November 18 at 10:am. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the Alzheimer’s Foundation. Funeral Services for L J will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at the Butler Funeral Home in Bolivar, MO. Visitation will be held 5:00 - 7:00 PM Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at the Butler Funeral Home in Bolivar, MO. Burial will take place in Mt. View Cemetery in Polk , MO.