1395. John Robert⁹ Parr (Sarah Lavina⁸ Skinner, Sophia Catherine⁷ Clevenger, Mary M.⁶ Acker, Anthony⁵, Casper⁴, Peter³, Casper², Jacob?¹) was born in Winchester, Randolph County, IN on May 7, 1919.⁽⁴³⁹⁹⁾ Bob Parr died on May 24, 1995 in Sun City, Maricopa County, AZ, at age 76. His body was interred in the Beech Grove Cemetery Section B, Lot 77 on July 17, 1995 in Muncie, Delaware County, IN.

Bob Parr was listed as a son in John Parr's household on the 1920 Census in Muncie, Delaware County, IN. The following individuals are also linked to this event: Verna Surname unk w of GNU Fifer (enumerator); George F. Roffin (neighbor); Harry Ankrom (neighbor); Clara Ethel Parr (daughter); Nellie Mae Parr (daughter); Sarah Lavina Skinner (wife). He was an usher at Dorothy Lucille Berry and John Joseph Graf's wedding on March 10, 1941 in Kokomo, Howard County, IN. The following individuals are also linked to this event: Anna Edith Beamon (mother of bride); Albert Clinton Berry (father of bride); John M. Horne Reverend (minister); GNU Surname unk w of Leo H. Vance (witness); Leo H. Vance (witness); GNU Vance d of Leo H. Vance (witness); Harry Isa Gingrich (witness); Earl Bliss (best man); Catherine Louise Berry (maid of honor); Glen Harrison Berry (usher); Marie Cinath Priam (mother of groom); Francis Lunis Graf (father of groom); Albert Clinton Berry (giver of the bride). Bob Parr, John Parr's child, resided with John 312 South Beacon, in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on May 3, 1941. The following individual is also linked to this event: Sarah Lavina Skinner (wife). Bob Parr was employed at as a salesman in Muncie, Delaware County, IN on May 3, 1941. He and Catherine Louise Berry honeymooned in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN beginning May 3, 1941. Bob Parr was employed at Yellow Cab as a worker in Pontiac, Oakland County, MI on March 6, 1942. When Bob Parr was age 22 and Catherine Louise Berry was age 23 they became the parents of Richard Eugene Parr on March 6, 1942 in Pontiac, Oakland County, MI. The following individual is also linked to this event: Ferdinand Gaensbaurer M.D. (doctor). He resided 102 S. Roselawn, in Pontiac, Oakland County, MI on March 6, 1942. The following individuals are also linked to this event: Catherine Louise Berry (wife); Richard Eugene Parr (son). Bob Parr served in the military in 1944. He resided at 185 Raeburn ST, in Pontiac, Oakland County, MI from 1946 until 1958. The following individuals are also linked to this event: Catherine Louise Berry (wife); Richard Eugene Parr (son). Bob Parr was honored on December 16, 1954 in Pontiac, Oakland County, MI. Bob Parr was a member of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in Detroit, Wayne County, MI. Bob Parr was employed at Pontiac Motor Division as a Supervisor in Pontiac, Oakland County, MI in 1956. He resided at 2659 St Joseph ST, in Pontiac, Oakland County, MI on March 6, 1958 until Feb 18, 1981. The following individuals are also linked to this event: Catherine Louise Berry (wife); Richard Eugene Parr (son). They resided here ofrom March 6, 1958 until Feb 18, 1981. Richard maintained this as his permanent residence until his marriage on June 24, 1967.

Bob Parr attended Richard Eugene Parr's high school graduation on June 12, 1959 in Pontiac, Oakland County, MI. The following individuals are also linked to this event: John Stoehr (classmate); Lynn Nelson (classmate); Garland Shearer (classmate); Catherine Louise Berry (mother). Bob Parr, as the father of the groom, attended Priscilla Marie Dawe and Richard Eugene Parr's wedding on June 24, 1967 in Pontiac, Oakland County, MI. The following individuals are also linked to this event: Bessie Helen Baker (mother of bride); Malcom K. Burton Pastor (minister); Bruce Coleman (best man); Susan Jean Dawe (maid of honor); Catherine Louise Berry (mother of groom). Bob Parr retired from Pontiac Motor Division - GM in Pontiac, Oakland County, MI on October 1, 1981. Bob Parr was a member of Lions Club Bell in Sun City, Maricopa County, AZ. He was cremated on May 26, 1995 in Sun City, Maricopa County, AZ. RESIDENCES: CENSUS: PARR0008 7 Jan 1920 651 Madison Muncie, Delaware, IN PARR0039 06 Jul 1926 319 S. Beacon St Muncie, Delaware, IN BERR0015 3 May 1941 312 South Beacon St Muncie, Delaware, IN OCCUPATION: BERR0015 3 May 1941 Salesman for Paul B. Davis Office Supplies Muncie, Delaware, IN PARR0001 6 Mar 1942 Yellow Cab, Pontiac, Oakland, MI EDUCATION: BERR0015 3 May 1941 graduated from Central High in 1937 Muncie, Delaware, IN attended Ball State College Muncie, Delaware, IN

John Robert Parr and Catherine Louise Berry had the following child:

+ 2562 i. Richard Eugene¹⁰ Parr (still alive).

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