James Farrar, formerly of Irving went to be with the Lord on August 11, 2011 after his battle with Parkinsons. Jim was a member of Plymouth Park Baptist Church and lived in Irving from 1982 2005 when he moved to Park Manor Health Care and Rehabilitation in DeSoto. His wife Wanda E. Farrar and son H. Russell Copeland preceded him in death. He is survived by a brother, Francis Farrar of Apopka, FL; sister Betty Nail of Litchfield, IL; son Mike and wife Mae Farrar of Grand Prairie, TX; daughter Tracie and husband Rickey Draper of Red Oak, TX; four grandchildren, Justin Copeland of Bryan, TX, Amanda Draper of Red Oak, TX and Griffen and Dahltyn Farrar of Grand Prairie, TX. The family will receive friends at the funeral home 6:00 8:00 p.m. Monday. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home Chapel, 606 W. Airport Freeway in Irving. Burial will be at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Dallas Area Parkinsonism Society, 6370 LBJ Freeway, Suite 176, Dallas, TX 75240-6400 Phone: 972.620.7600