Ronald L. Farr

Lyons Falls - Ronald L. Farr, 75, longtime resident of Rumble Road, passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Ronald was born on September 6, 1940 in Lowville a son of Lewis and Anna Congdon Farr. A lifelong resident of the Town of Lyonsdale, he attended rural schools before completing his education at the Greig Schoolhouse. On February 3, 1961 he was united in marriage with Nancy S. Van Buskirk at the Boonville United Methodist Church. Following their marriage the couple settled on the Rumble Road. For a time Ronald was employed at Chicago Pneumatic, Utica, before he began the fulltime operation of his sawmill business. Ronald was an avid outdoorsman, deer hunter and fisherman. Together with his wife they enjoyed the operation of a deer and fox farm, known as Twin Ponds Deer Farm, which they operated at their residence. Mrs. Farr, a retiree of A.M. F. Co. Lowville, passed away on July 14, 2010. Ronald is survived by his three sons: Robert Farr and Donna Finster, and Forest and Michelle Farr, both of Lyons Falls, and Ronald Farr, Mississippi, six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and a sister Janet Bourgeois, Boonville. He was predeceased by his grandson, David Finster, in 2003, and by his brothers Richard and Guy. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, April 25, 2016 at 11:00 am at the Trainor Funeral Home, Inc. 143 Schuyler St. Boonville. Interment will follow in Wildwood Cemetery, Lyons Falls. Calling hours will be held on Sunday from 2-5 pm at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lewis County Humane Society, P.O. Box #682, Lowville, New York 13367.