Cecil O. Pharr Jr.

On Thursday, December 22, 2016, Cecil O. Pharr, Jr. left to be with his savior. Cecil was born in High Springs, Florida, the second child of two, on June 11, 1932 to Cecil O. Pharr, Sr. and Lillie S. Pharr.

After working for many years at Household Finance where he met his future wife, Constance Elizabeth Bennett, he started numerous businesses in a variety of industries from firearms (Pharr Firearms, Parker Reproductions, and Varner Sporting Arms), to motorcycles (Street and Trail Yamaha, Ted Edwards Kawasaki and others) to knives (Browne and Pharr Mfg) to inventing countless useful items. Cecil was a dedicated member of Peachtree Christian Church.

He was the beloved “Dad” to Jennifer Pharr Glover (Greg) and Cecil O. Pharr, III (Nancy) and the very beloved “Granddaddy” to Phillip Gregory Glover, Chelsea Olivia Pharr Hagopian (Tom), Matthew Bennett Glover, and Cecil O. Pharr, IV. Also surviving are his dear nephews, Chip Northcutt and Lee Northcutt.

Gone on before him is his beloved wife of 61 years, Connie Pharr, and his dear sister, Vonceil Pharr Northcutt.

Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, the 30th of December at two o’clock in the afternoon at Patterson’s Arlington Chapel with longtime dear friend, Reverend Jim Bell officiating. Entombment will follow at Arlington Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Cecil’s memory to The Atlanta Opera Center, Attn: Development, 1575 Northside Drive NW, Building 300, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30318.

Friends are cordially invited to a visitation and a reception with the family Friday, the 30th of December from noon until two o’clock in the afternoon at H. M. Patterson & Son Arlington Chapel, 173 Allen Road, NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328.