Richard William Farren
September 8, 1951 ~ August 8, 2023
Born in:
Waterbury, CT
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Asheville Butterfly TrailRichard William Farren, 71, of Candler, NC went to his heavenly home on August 8, 2023.
Although we mourn his loss, we are grateful he is with his Lord, seeing his loved ones who have gone before him.
Rick was born in Waterbury, CT to Marjorie Bowen Farren and the late William Patrick Farren on September 8, 1951. He was a tool and die maker and employed at Precision Products of Asheville, NC at the time of his death.
Rick was involved in the Kairos Prison Ministry for many years; that was his calling. He was also involved with his church Piney Mountain UMC, where he was president of the U.M.M. Rick loved the Lord and his family.
In addition to his mother, Rick is survived by his wife of 49 years, Eva Brown Farren; sons, Rick Farren (Leigh) and David Farren; daughter, Janet Burdine (Tim); grandchildren, Kayla Farren (Chase), Amaria Burdine and Zeb Holland; and great-grandchildren, Mason and Nova. He is also survived by his brothers, Billy Farren (Jill) and John Farren (Darlene); sisters, Debbie Finn (Bill), Patti Marino (Andy), Jean Wengertsman (Tom) and Denise Marino (Joe); brother-in-law, Johnny Stanley; Ray Stanley, Jackie Herron, Linda Mungo (Mike), and numerous nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his brothers-in-law, Eugene and Earl.
Funeral services with Military Honors will be held on Tuesday, August 15 at 6:00 p.m. in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home, with Pastor Glenda Hayner officiating. The service will be livestreamed on this page.
The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Kairos Prison Ministry.
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I am still in shock and fully expect to look out our window and see Rick out front, where he worked many hours making their yard beautiful. My heart and prayers are with you all. DANG, I will miss his sweet personality! I will forever remember Rick with a smile each time I see the picture of him wearing a SF jacket so I could take the photo for Tido, eating ice cream EVERY night while we were all in Maine, and saying the word DANG, as we tried to teach it to Jill. Hugs and much love for you all, Love Helen and Wade
I love you Uncle Ricky. I know you are Home with our Lord, in the arms of Jesus. You will be greatly missed.
Aunt Eva,Ricky,David and Janet – sending my love to all of you, praying your happy memories bring you comfort during this difficult time. Love you all, Melissa
Rose and boys
Our thoughts and prayers are with Rick and all of the Farren family at this sad time. May he be at peace with our Lord and savior.
Uncle Ricky was such a kind man with a warm heart. It would always put a smile on my face to see him and hear his voice; he had an incredibly calming and inviting presence. That his marriage to Eva thrived for nearly 50 years is a huge accomplishment and testament to the love they had for each other. Love you, Uncle Ricky
Our sincerest condolences to Eva, children and the entire Farren family. What a heartbreaking loss for all of you. Our prayers and healing thoughts are with you all. Remember that your grief will be replaced by your wonderful memories of Rick eventually. May the Lord shower you with strength. May he rest in Eternal peace.
Love Nita and Lee Phillips
Eva, I am so very sorry that Rick is gone and you must grieve. But he is happy with our Lord now. All the Love remains. Love to you and all your family.
Rick was such a kind man. He spent so much time and love reaching out to others and share God’s love with them. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Praying for all who loved him.
So sorry to hear of the passing of a great brother in Christ. You will be missed my friend. Love, Ken Weast
Eva, much love to you and your family. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Greta and Gary
I am so very sorry for your loss dear family. Jesus said in His Fathers house are many mansions. Jesus said He was going to prepare a place for us! Rick’s place was ready. I pray the Holy Spirit will embrace you all in His loving comforting arms and give you all His sweet peace in Jesus Christ’s loving name. Amen
Our prayers to Aunt Mary and family
Sincere Condolences to the Farren Family🌷
My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Patti & Mary, My prayers & sympathies to you & your family. It’s been many years since we’ve seen one another but I think of you often, especially through times like these.
Be at peace in the presence of the Lord cousin Rick.
This perpetual candle is for you my Cousin to signify the perpetual life you will receive in our Lord’s Kingdom and the love your family will share in memory of you.
May Rick’s memory be a blessing.
What a wonderful brother in Christ and what a perfect pair our Lord brought together, Rick and Eva. We know where Rick is and that we will see him again. Our condolences to Eva and the entire family. May your days ahead come with the peace of our Lord. Rick is missed and we know he affected many lives. We are so glad to have been blessed to know him.
I will forever miss you dad, I will think about you everyday! I will take care of mom. I’m glad you are in heaven with no more pain, and able to walk again without hurting. You will be missed so much, but I know you will be watching over all of us! Love you dad!!
Love Janet
Sending our deepest sympathy and sincere condolences to you all. We have such fond memories of Rick and his bothers and sisters as our childhood friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Farren family
May Rick rest in peace in the hands of Our Lord
May God Bless Rick and All of his loved ones
May you rest in peace rick.my sincere condolences to all the Farren family
I am saddened at the loss of this sweet , funny and kind man. He was dedicated to his causes and his faith. This leaves an empty chair in worship at our church and many more places. He will be missed. May God bring comfort to the family as they go through this very difficult time .
Sooo sorry for your loss my thoughts and prayers for y’all
Eva, Janet and the whole Farren Clan, we are so sorry for your loss. We only met Ricky a handful of times and there was always such love and laughter (especially when wrangling run away dogs) He was one of those rare people who made you feel like you’d known him forever. What a gift he is to all of us blesses enough to have been touched by his presence.
Patti and family, Very sorry to read of your brothers passing. May he rest in peace and may your many wonderful memories be of great comfort to you
Eva — My love and prayers go out to you and your family. Rick was an incredible man of God. Know that you are loved dearly by so many – including me.
I am so sorry for your loss, may your memories bring you comfort.
I am so saddened to read of your loss. May the Lord hold you all in his loving arm. May Richard be in his heavenly home with Jesus. Amen
I am so sorry to read of Ricky’s passing. My condolences go out to the Farren family. God bless you during this difficult time.
Sorry to hear about Ricks passing.My condolences to the Farren family. May he rest in peace.
So sorry for your loss Eva,
Prayers be with you
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So sorry for your loss
Prayers for you and your family 🙏🙏🙏
Eva and Tito you are in our prayers. So sorry for your loss!!
Such an honor to work with Rick on many Kairos weekends! His favorite opening to any conversation began with, ‘You know what?’ I’ll always have that memory of him on the teams and the reunions…..
We are so sorry for your loss and know he will be missed so much. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Eva, know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. May you feel and know God’s comforting presence in the days ahead. Take good care!
Blessings and peace,
Marilyn
Dear Eva we are so sorry for your loss of a great man.
We so loved and enjoyed Rick in every way he was such a loving person
He made us feel like we had known him forever and could see his love for the Lord shining through always.
May you fell the love everyone has for your entire family and know that he is resting peacefully with his Lord and Savior
Love John and Pat Hood
Rest in peace sweet cousin. Sending lots of love to the entire family. <3
Dear John, Darlene and all the Farren Family,
Our deepest condolences on the passing of your brother and family member Rick. It is evidenced by his obituary that your beloved brother Rick was a giving, loving, and gentle man who spent his life for others. May his reward in heaven be rich and may he now rest in God’s great peace. May loving memories of your brother Rick allow all of you to find some solace as you go through this difficult time of loss.
Deepest sympathy, Susan and Allan Jussaume – Massachusetts
To Ms. Eva and family, my condolences to you and may the Lord bless you and keep you during this time of berevement. You are in my prayers.
Eva Jane and family so sorry for the loss of your loved one may God bless you and keep his arms around you and your family during your time of loss and healing. Calvin & Frances Haney and family.