BETTY MARR

Betty Dean Marr, 92 years old, of Sherman, passed peacefully from this life, Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Denison. She was born January 1, 1931, in Leonard, Tx. Her parents were Roy F. and Mary A. (Murrell) Roberts. Betty was a 1950 graduate of Sherman High School. On July 3, 1949, she married her high school sweetheart, Clyde U. Marr in Sherman. They were married for 63 years. She owned and operated Marr Delivery Service for many years.

Her interests included shopping at estate sales for antique collectables, sharing the history of Grayson County and of Leonard, Texas, line dancing with her senior citizens group at the SNAP Center, keeping in touch with her classmates the class of Sherman High School 1950 and spending time with her family. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Mary Roberts; husband, Clyde Marr; and a sister, Merle Reynolds of Mt Vernon, Tx.

She is survived by her son, Larry Marr, and wife Brenda of Sherman; daughter, Melody Harris, and husband Tim of Sherman; granddaughter, Gina Marr Hiemstra, and husband Tim of Vallejo, Ca; grandson, Colin Harris, and his wife Ashley of Sherman; granddaughter, Lauren Edwards, and husband Justin of Sherman and 6 great-granchildren. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, June 14, at Waldo Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at Waldo Funeral Home. Rev. Paulette Schwarz, her first cousin, will officiate. The burial will be at West Hill Cemetery in Sherman. Pallbearers will be Colin Harris, Nevin Marr, Steve Melton, James Pierce, Gayle Adcock and Justin Edwards.

The family would like to give special thanks to Guardian Hospice, Nanaw’s Place, and Brookdale Willows for their excellent care and compassion. You have all become like family! Online condolences may be made at www. waldofuneralhome.com .

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