Perry "Le-Roy" Tarr

Perry “Le-Roy” Tarr, Bolivar, was born on February 12, 1950, to John Kenneth “J.K.” and Georgia Louise (Morgans) Tarr in Elkland, MO. He departed this life on November 15, 2023, at the age of 73.

Le-Roy spent fifty plus years doing what he loved, quarry work, which started at a very young age with his Grandpa Morgans. Drag racing was his other passion. Where he won a World Racing Record and several national championships.

He is preceded in death by his parents, John Kenneth “J.K.” and Georgia Louise (Morgans) Tarr; two brothers, James Kenneth Tarr, Michael Wayne Tarr; one sister, Martha Jane Price; and one brother-in-law, Richard Graves.

Survivors include his wife Wanda Tarr, Bolivar, MO; five children, Tonya and Jerry Strickland, Dunnegan, Troy Tarr, Springfield, Tamera Tarr, Springfield, Tony and Cindy Jemes, Edmond, OK, Jody Jemes, Springfield; five grandchildren, Justin Strickland, Amber Strickland, Corbin Tarr, Shaylee Tarr, Morgan Wall; four brothers and sisters, Kay Graves, Marshfield, Larry and Donna Tarr, Marshfield, Karol and Richard Garner, Marshfield, Mark and Lisa Tarr, Marble Hill; along with many other friends and relatives.

Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 30, 2023 at Fraker Funeral Home, Inc., Marshfield, with interment following in Timber Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be before services from 10-11 a.m.