Funeral services for Ivan R. Farris, age 81, of Conger will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Conger. The Rev. William Greaver will officiate. Interment will be in the Conger Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded by the area servicemen’s organizations. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, and one hour prior to the service at the church.

Ivan died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at the Albert Lea Medical Center.

Ivan Roland Farris was born Jan. 26, 1921, to Malvin Thomas and Goldie (McCalmont) Farris in Long Pine, Neb. When Ivan was seven, the family moved to South Dakota where he attended Mellette County Schools. After leaving school, Ivan moved to Freeborn County to do farm work. On Sept. 6, 1942, he was united in marriage to Mavis C. Morgan at Grace Lutheran Church in Alden. Ivan served in the United States Air Force during World War II from October 1942 to October 1945. He worked as a carpenter and owned his own trucking firm for a number of years and was employed at Streater’s, retiring in the early 1980s. Ivan was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and the VFW and served as Mayor of Conger for many years. He enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing, and was a very skilled woodworker.

Survivors include his wife, Mavis of Conger; sons: Larry and wife Pat of Waterville, Richard and wife Becky of Conger, Randy and wife Kathy of Conger, and Tim and wife Julie of Scarville, Iowa; grandchildren: Ron and wife Carol Farris of Albert Lea, Michelle and husband Troy Thompson of Albert Lea, Tammy and husband Jeff Holland of Forest City, Corey Farris and fiancee Crystal Flatness of Alden, Jason Farris of Conger, Melanie Farris and special friend Brody Page of Conger, Nick Farris and Shane Farris, both of Conger, and Josh Farris of Scarville; step grandchildren: Robert and Jessica Anderson; five great-grandchildren and three step great-grandchildren; brothers: Alvin and his wife Marvel, and Shirley, all of South Dakota; sister: Verlis Vavra of South Dakota; and nieces and nephews.

Ivan was preceded in death by his parents; son, Jerald Farris; grandson, Jerry Farris; sister, Onas; and a brother in infancy.