Patricia "Pat" Anne Parr's Obituary
Forsyth - Patricia “Pat” A. Parr, 92 of Forsyth, formerly of Lovington, IL, passed away at 11:37 PM Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
Services to celebrate Pat’s life will be held at 11 am Monday, November 17, 2025 at Grace Methodist Church, Decatur, IL; visitation will be starting at 9 am Monday until the service time at the church. Interment will be in Friends Creek Cemetery, Argenta. Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home is assisting the family. Memorials are suggested to Grace Methodist Church or Gentiva Hospice.
Pat was born on May 29, 1933, in Decatur, a daughter of William Righter and Esther May (Harnett) Snyder.
Pat was proud of her faith and active with her faith. She was a member of Grace Methodist Church, M and M Sunday School class, and United Methodist Women. She was also very active in the community and loved serving others. She was a volunteer for Decatur Memorial Auxiliary and St. Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary. She was a member of the Kiwanianne Club of Decatur, Illini Chapter #813 of the Order of the Eastern Star, AARP, the International Club of Decatur, Homemakers Extension Association of Macon County, Mt. Zion Unit. She also had memberships in the Lady Landowners, Millikin University where she served on the Board of Directors, and American Red Cross where she volunteered at the Blood Bank for 40 plus years. She was a part of the Decatur Christian Women’s Club, Decatur Needle Art Club, Business and Professional Women Association, served as a former director of the Little Theatre on the Square in Sullivan, and the Macon County Retired Teachers Association.
Pat was a former instructor for the Decatur Memorial Hospital School of nursing and worked at St. Mary’s Hospital and was also a school nurse in Decatur Public Schools and served on the board of Moultrie County Homemakers Association, Macon County Homemaker association, former Director of the Hardware State Bank in Lovington and she served on the board of the Decatur District United Methodist Women.
Pat married the love of her life, William “Bill” E. Parr on September 10, 1960, in Decatur, and they shared over 53 years together before Bill passed away on March 8, 2014.
Pat is survived by her children: William “Bill” H. Parr of Decatur and Dianne Y. Johnson and her husband Jay of Cape Coral, FL; sister: Jeanne Allen of Fort Smith, AR; grandchildren: Andy Parr of Splendora, TX, Tyler Johnson of Jacksonville, FL, and Tiffany Johnson of Cape Coral, FL: great granddaughter Leighton Parr; nieces and nephews: Frances Newsome of TX, Steven Allen of AR, Sharon Hunter of TX, Jean Wood and Ann Sanner of Sullivan, IL, and Sue Adkins of TX. Pat is also survived by a very special friend, Michele Montgomery.
Pat was greeted in Heaven by her parents, husband, Bill, and brothers, Bill and John.
The family would like to give special thanks for all the care and support provided to Pat over the years, especially all the doctors, nurses, health care workers, social workers, transition teams and hospitalists at Decatur Memorial Hospital, the Villas and ARC of Hickory Point. Special thanks to the Gentiva Hospice team.
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