Barton "Bart" Joseph Farmer, Jr.
May 26, 1930 - June 4, 2015
Barton Joseph “Bart” Farmer, Jr.,
85, of Nederland, died Thursday, June 4, 2015. He was born on May 26, 1930, to
Helen Evans and Barton Joseph Farmer, Sr., in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Barton was a Disc Jockey for many
years at KYKR with his radio name Bart Evans.
Survivors include his loving wife
of fifty-four years, Nell Farmer, of Nederland; daughters, Cindy Jameson and
her husband, Charlie, of Tyler and Kathy Wyatt and her husband, Jimmy, of Monroe,
Louisiana; son, Joe Farmer of Nederland;
five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and sister, Eleanor
Sutherland of California. He will especially be missed by his faithful canine
companion, Peppy.
He was preceded in death by his
mother, Helen Sullivan; father and step-mother, Barton and Key Farmer; and sister,
Dorothy Colberg.
A private family committal for
Mr. Farmer will be held at Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont, under the
direction of Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland.
Memorial contributions may be
made in Mr. Farmer’s memory to Humane Society of Southeast Texas, P.O. Box
1629, Beaumont, Texas 77704.
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