Paul Farris

Paul Flint Farris, 61, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, with his family by his side.

Paul was born May 19, 1957, in Cairo, Illinois, the son of Paul R. and Lois Miller Farris. He married Donna J. Hoppe on Nov. 26, 1993.

He was a 1975 graduate of Egyptian High School and attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He worked on the family farm through high school. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau.

Paul was employed as a sales marketing representative for American Lubricants Co. of Dayton, Ohio, and Seay Oil Co. of Hopkinsville, Kentucky. At the time of his death, he was employed by Heritage Petroleum Co. of Evansville, Indiana. In addition to receiving numerous awards and recognitions for his work, he was a member of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers and a certified oil monitoring analyst.

Loving survivors include his wife, Donna Farris of Cape Girardeau; mother, Lois Miller Farris of Cape Girardeau; son, John Paul Farris of Dongola, Illinois; stepdaughter, Amy (Frank) Simpson of Carbondale; stepson, Bucky Thompson of Cape Girardeau; grandchildren, Alissa Farris, Sydney Simpson and Tyler Thompson; great-grandchild, Ella Rose Crisman; sister, Nancy Speakman of Liberty, Missouri; brother, Chad (Kay) Farris of Whitewater; and nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and other relatives.

His was preceded in death by his father, Paul Farris.

Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau.

Funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Ellen Gurnon officiating. Interment will follow in St. John's Cemetery in Dongola.

Memorial contributions may be made to Saint Francis Medical Center's Heart Fund and will be accepted at the funeral home.