Mr. William Dean Parr II's Obituary
William passed away unexpectedly from Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS) on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. He was predeceased by his father, Dr. Richard Hulen Parr, his mother, Mrs. Eunice Squires Parr, and his brother, Richard H. Parr. He is survived by his son, John W. Parr, his sister Alice A. Parr,niece, Katherine Cupec; stepsons William and Alexander, and his beloved cat Bruce. William was a longtime mathematics professor, and lover of music, reading, and poetry. A memorial service will be held for William from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 5th, 2018 in the chapel of the Spring Hill Funeral Home & Cemetery, 5110 Gallatin Rd., Nashville, Tennessee, 37216. Visitation with family and friends will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. prior to the chapel service, in the visitation parlor. William’s Facebook page will be memorialized in the future, so if you would like to please post a final message to William and his family to be memorialized on his Facebook page.
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