Azalea Trilby Farquhar

Funeral services for Azalea Trilby Farquhar, 93, of Gainesville, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 17, 2013 at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Chapel with Bro. Jerry Davis and Dr. Chuck Aaron officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 12:30 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.

Mrs. Farquhar was born July 17, 1919 in Taylor, TX. She passed away January 14, 2013 in Gainesville.

Mrs. Farquhar influenced many young lives at the Gainesville State School where she taught Arts and Ceramics. She was a member of Eastern Star, where she served as a Worthy Matron. Also, Mrs. Farquhar was a pillar of the Soroptimist Club. Whaley United Methodist Church was Mrs. Farquhar’s church home for 62 years, where she was also a member of United Methodist Women. Later in life, she delivered for Meals on Wheels and volunteered with the ‘Time Out’ program at Stanford House.

Survivors include: son, Jim Farquhar and wife, Cathy of Lake Kiowa; son, David Farquhar and partner, George Schaumburg of Plano; grandson, Jason Farquhar; granddaughter, Misty Landers and husband, Jeff; sister, Zella Abbate of Hutto, TX; niece, Juanice Thiele of Thorndale; and niece, Terri Smith of Pflugerville.

Mrs. Farquhar was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Farquhar.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the ‘Time Out’ Program at Stanford House and Whaley United Methodist Church.