John Allen Farris Obituary

We are sad to announce that on August 4, 2023 we had to say goodbye to John Allen Farris (Waurika, Oklahoma), born in Iowa Park, Texas. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by : his parents, B. A. Farris and Eva Farris (Sorrell); his wife Mildred; and his siblings, J. C. Farris, Bryan Farris, Beulah Lehman and Evalene Reed.

He is survived by : his sons, Bill Farris (Sally) of Noble and Johnny Farris (Jan) of Addington, Oklahoma.; his grandchildren, Chelsea Dorward (Russell) of Clifton, Dell Farris (Caitlin) of Comanche, Matthew Farris of Goldsby and Ben Farris (Erin) of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.; his great grandchildren, Rance Dorward, Camie Dorward, Davis Dorward and Caroline Farris; and his sisters-in-law, Barbara Finney (Bob) of Denton, Helen Morris of Midland and Kay Cotten of Hereford.

In lieu of flowers a donation may be made to ProRodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Rodeo Historical Society Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, or National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Ft. Worth, Texas, or to American Cancer Society.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Dudley Funeral Homes

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August 8, 2023

Dan & Deborah Gamblin wrote a sympathy message

“In loving memory of John Allen Farris, Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time We will miss him dearly as we do Mildred. We put on the Goliad PRCA rodeo for 20 plus years and came to know these two very well. They pulled their motorhome into our front yard and stayed through 3 rodeos in the area. We always knew where to eat that served pie. John was a fan of good food. We would always celebrate his and Charlie Tindol's birthday at our rodeo on Thur”